The Prince and the Pauper

Extremely condensed version of the Mark Twain story of a royal heir and his poor doppelganger trading places.

Cast

Cecil Spooner

as The Prince / The Pauper

Charles Ogle

as

Mark Twain

as (as Samuel Clemens)

Mabel Trunnelle

as

William Sorelle

as

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