The Prince and the Pauper
1937 · 118 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 3,015 VOTES · DIR. William Keighley
Overview
Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,335 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:58 It's a boy!
00:07:06 It's Latin. And it means: Let there be no malice.
00:11:39 I'll peel the hide off both of you!
00:16:58 - I'm it. - Here's my handkerchief.
00:20:44 Your Majesty forgot to mention your selection to His Highness.
00:25:38 No.
00:29:19 because you couldn't expect him to come to see poor people.
00:35:53 Very ill.
00:40:31 Summon the entire court to the Throne Room.
00:44:32 strike my shoulder with your sword.
00:48:10 The brute will not suffer anyone to touch him except His Majesty.
00:52:36 Imbue him with thy wisdom...
00:56:57 I beg your pardon, Your Majesty.
01:03:25 His Majesty's made a point there.
01:08:25 From you bashing him over the head and him not getting up again.
01:12:49 That is my intention.
01:17:11 When the woman died, the doctors couldn't find the cause.
01:21:07 Would it? But how about your sleep?
01:27:21 they'll soon be on their way to learn it's harder to break out than in.
01:32:09 You just can't.
01:42:38 Let these hands be anointed with holy oil.
01:46:34 Quite astonishing indeed, but the King can do the same. They are not proofs.
01:52:41 My father told me the night he died...
01:58:01 English
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,335
Dialogue density11.3 lines / min
First line00:01:58
Final line01:58:01
Production Record
DirectorWilliam Keighley
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,015