During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI and his wife were imprisoned and eventually executed. Their son, the future Louis XVII was held by the revolutionaries and soon disappeared...his whereabouts unknown to history. What we do know is that he never ruled and was likely murdered to prevent him ever assuming the French throne. But, surprisingly, over the years over a hundred different people came forth to announce that THEY were the missing Louis XVII! This MGM short is based on a claim by Eleazer Williams that he knew that the boy was spirited out of France to the United States was raised in modern day Wisconsin. Logically, the story made little sense that the boy was somehow raised by American Indians and escaped France to become a missionary among these indigenous people.
The story is ridiculous. However, MGM did make the film well and the costumes and sets are lovely. So, technically it's not a bad film even if the story seems like a lot of nonsense.
The story is ridiculous. However, MGM did make the film well and the costumes and sets are lovely. So, technically it's not a bad film even if the story seems like a lot of nonsense.