The Prisoner of Zenda

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.

Cast

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

as Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

as Princess Flavia

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

as Rupert of Hentzau

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

as Antoinette de Mauban

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

as Colonel Zapt

David Niven

David Niven

as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

as Black Michael

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

as Detchard

Philip Sleeman

Philip Sleeman

as Albert von Lauengram

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

as Frau Holf the Cook

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Ronald Colman probably wishes he'd chosen another fishing venue as his "Maj. Rassendyll" arrives in the tiny kingdom of Ruritania just as it's king is about to be crowned. He might have suspected something when his border greeting seemed a bit formal, but a wander in the woods puts him face to face ...

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