Charles II, the King of England, finds himself in exile in Holland, where he falls in love with a beautiful farm-girl.Charles II, the King of England, finds himself in exile in Holland, where he falls in love with a beautiful farm-girl.Charles II, the King of England, finds himself in exile in Holland, where he falls in love with a beautiful farm-girl.
Paula Corday
- Katie
- (as Paule Croset)
Milton Owen
- Wilcox
- (as Milton A. Owen)
Ben Wright
- Milbanke
- (as Ben H. Wright)
Ramsay Hill
- Cavalier Officer
- (as C.S. Ramsey-Hill)
Gordon B. Clarke
- Cavalier Guard
- (as Gordon Clark)
- Director
- Writers
- Clemence Dane(uncredited)
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Cosmo Hamilton
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- TriviaBecause of contractual requirements, Maria Montez receives star billing even though her role only demands she be on screen for about ten minutes, 40 minutes into the film, after which she is never seen again. Although the film was not produced by Universal, it was released by that studio and concluded Montez's contract with the studio.
- Alternate versionsDirector Max Ophuls's original ending was changed prior to the American release. In the original ending, there is an unbroken shot that starts with Nigel Bruce's character waiting outside the door and goes on to follow Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (in his regal garb) as he descends the stairs and walks out into the crowd. Katie (Rita Corday) prays and leaves her room. Two men enter the now-empty inn and discuss the placement of a commemorative plaque for the site. As they go over the wording for the plaque (about Charles II's loyal supporters, etc.), they notice Katie exiting in the background and dismiss her as unimportant. As they continue reading, the screen dissolves to a shot of the plaque (seen earlier in the film), closing in on the engraved image of Charles II's head in profile at the bottom. (In the American release ending, a quick shot of Katie leaving her room breaks up the shot of Fairbanks descending the stairs. After the king exits, the film cuts to the plaque and the engraved image.) The original ending may have been seen on international prints of the film. Turner Classic Movies has, on occasion, shown the alternate ending as a bonus after airing the American version of the film.
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Some bizarre costuming
The costuming for this film must bring a smile to the face of anyone familiar with fashions of the 17th century. The film's action occurs in 1660, but Fairbanks and his colleagues wear jerkins fitted to the waist, stylish about 1620-1630, but apparently considered more dashing than the loose smocks and petticoat breeches of 1660. Then Maria Montez arrives, wearing a gown clearly from the 1880 Wild West costume rack in the Wardrobe Department. To atone, her second frock is only a century out of kilter, something from about 1750.
I found the sound-stage exteriors very claustrophobic and phony, and I noted only 3 instances when I felt the "Ophüls touch," for example when the shutter blew open and closed, alternately revealing and concealing the lovers as they approach their first kiss. I'm also puzzled why Max Ophüls is listed as "Opuls" in the credits, but perhaps that is a phonetic rendering to eliminate the umlaut?
I found the sound-stage exteriors very claustrophobic and phony, and I noted only 3 instances when I felt the "Ophüls touch," for example when the shutter blew open and closed, alternately revealing and concealing the lovers as they approach their first kiss. I'm also puzzled why Max Ophüls is listed as "Opuls" in the credits, but perhaps that is a phonetic rendering to eliminate the umlaut?
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- duganek
- Apr 11, 2010
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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