The Prince and the Pauper (1915 film) explained

The Prince and the Pauper
Director:	Edwin S. Porter Hugh Ford
Producer:	Famous Players Film Company Daniel Frohman
Starring:	Marguerite Clark
Distributor:	Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent film (English titles)

The Prince and the Pauper is a lost^[1] 1915 silent film adventure starring Marguerite Clark based on the 1881 novel by Mark Twain. The film was produced by the Famous Players Film Company and was directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford.^{[2] [3]}

Plot

In this Mark Twain story of mistaken identity, Marguerite Clark plays two different young men, the well to do Prince of Wales and a poor boy of the streets.

Cast

• Marguerite Clark - Prince Edward/Tom Canty
• Robert Broderick - The King
• William Barrows - Earl of Hertford
• William Sorelle - Miles Hendon
• William Frederic - Tom Canty's Father
• Alfred Fisher - Father Andrew
• Nathaniel Sack -
• Edwin Mordant -

See also

• Edwin S. Porter filmography
• The House That Shadows Built (1931 promotional film by Paramount); a possibility that the unnamed Marguerite Clark clip is from The Prince and the Pauper.

External links

• The Prince and the Pauper @ IMDb.com
• AllMovie.com

Notes and References

1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8422/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Prince and the Pauper
2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=16592 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Prince & the Pauper
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PrinceAndThePauper1915.html The Prince and the Pauper at silentera.com