King's Rhapsody (1955)
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Synopsis of King's Rhapsody
King's Rhapsody was the second screen teaming of beloved British star Anna Neagle and Hollywood's "bad boy" Errol Flynn. Based on a musical play by Ivor Novello, the film casts Flynn as a European prince who falls in love with commoner Neagle. The prince pulls an "Edward VIII" and goes into exile so he may set up house with the woman he loves. When the King dies, Flynn is obliged to return to his throne and marry a hand-picked princess (Patrice Wymore, who was Mrs. Flynn at the time). Years later, the prince, finally free to marry, seeks out Neagle. She still loves him, but sends him on his way, realizing that his true place is with his people. Although Anna Neagle's husband Herbert Wilcox was producer-director of King's Rhapsody, her songs were cut from the final release print, leaving her with literally nothing to do but stand around and look radiant. Perhaps as a result, King's Rhapsody was one of the few Neagle/Wilcox failures. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of King's Rhapsody
- Anna Neagle - Marta Karillos
- Patrice Wymore - Princess Christiane
- Finlay Currie - King Paul
- Reginald Tate - King Peter
- Joan Benham - Countess Astrid
- Lionel Blair
- Errol Flynn - King Richard of Laurentia
- Martita Hunt - Queen Mother
- Francis de Wolff - Prime Minister
- Miles Malleson - Jules
- John Gregory
- Director(s):
- Herbert Wilcox
- Writer(s):
- A.P. Herbert, Pamela Bower, Christopher Hassall
- Producer(s):
- Herbert Wilcox
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