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In the London of 1537, two boys resembling each other exactly meet accidentally and exchange "roles" for a short while. After many adventures, the prince regains his rightful identity and graciously makes his "twin" a ward of the court.

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    Guy Williams

    Miles Hendon

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    Laurence Naismith

    Earl of Hertford

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    Donald Houston

    John Canty

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    Sean Scully

    Prince Edward / Tom Canty

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    Niall MacGinnis

    Father Andrew

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    Geoffrey Keen

    Yokel

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    Paul Rogers

    Henry VIII

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    Dorothy Alison

    Mrs. Canty

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    Jane Asher

    Lady Jane Grey

A fun adaptation of Mark Twain's ultimate doppelgänger story. Sean Scully is the beggar ("Tom Canty") who stumbles into the palace of Henry VIII (Paul Rogers) where he encounters a curious Prince of Wales - who might be his twin! The Prince is struggling to find attire for a rather tiresome fancy dress party and hits on the idea of swapping clothes with his new, scruffy, friend. The guards assume the prince is really the pauper and evict him from his grandeur to make his way in the squalid streets of "Offal Court"; where he meets "Miles Hendon" (Guy Williams) and sets about convincing him, and...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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