
The First Year
1932


“HE WILL SPLIT YOUR SIDES WITH LAUGHTER AND WRING YOUR HEART WITH TEARS”
4 votes
An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is to be the country's king, to ensure that the boy is prepared to take on the role and also to see that he lives long enough to assume the crown.
Director
Sam TaylorWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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When newly appointed ambassador “Bill” (Will Rogers) arrives in the war-torn European kingdom of Sylvania, he immediately gets as a clue as to what he is in for when he meets his predecessor - the nervous wreck that is “Littleton” (Tom Ricketts). With shelling and gunfire all around he promptly goes to the palace to meet the young king (Tad Alexander) and his regent mother (Marguerite Churchill). She is trying to thwart the dynastic ambitions of “Prince de Polikoff” (Gustav von Seyffertitz) whilst also denying that she is still in love with her ex-husband, the former king “Lothar” (Ray Milland…
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