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1937 film by Edward Sedgwick For the Christian metalcore band, see Fit for a King (band).

Fit for a King

Directed by	Edward Sedgwick
Written by	Richard Flournoy (original screenplay)
Produced by	David L. Loew
Starring	Joe E. Brown Helen Mack Paul Kelly Harry Davenport
Cinematography	Paul C. Vogel
Edited by	Jack Ogilvie
Music by	Arthur Morton
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	15 October 1937 (1937-10-15)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Fit for a King is a 1937 American comedy film starring Joe E. Brown and directed by Edward Sedgwick.

Plot

Newspaper reporter "Scoops" is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Archduke Julio.

Trying to get the story, he runs into Jane Hamilton who is really Princess Helen. He doesn't realize that she is the story: a princess in exile, in danger of assassination; and, falling in love with "Scoops", while engaged to a prince.

The film ends with a wild chase and a shootout with machine guns. The question is, who will survive to tell the tale?

Cast

Joe E. Brown as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
Helen Mack as Jane Hamilton / Princess Helen
Paul Kelly as Briggs
Harry Davenport as Archduke Julio
Halliwell Hobbes as Count Strunsky
John Qualen as Otto
Donald Briggs as Prince Michael
Frank Reicher as Kurtz
Russell Hicks as Editor Hardwick
Charles Trowbridge as Mr. Marshall

Soundtrack

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References

"Fit for a King: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

External links

Fit for a King at IMDb
Fit for a King is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

v t e Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
Fantômas (1920) Bar Nothin' (1921) The Rough Diamond (1921) Live Wires (1921) Boomerang Justice (1922) Chasing the Moon (1922) The Bearcat (1922) The Flaming Hour (1922) Do and Dare (1922) Out of Luck (1923) Romance Land (1923) Single Handed (1923) The Gentleman from America (1923) Dead Game (1923) Shootin' for Love (1923) The First Degree (1923) Blinky (1923) The Ramblin' Kid (1923) The Thrill Chaser (1923) Hook and Ladder (1924) Ride for Your Life (1924) 40-Horse Hawkins (1924) Broadway or Bust (1924) The Sawdust Trail (1924) Hit and Run (1924) The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924) The Hurricane Kid (1925) The Saddle Hawk (1925) Let 'er Buck (1925) Lorraine of the Lions (1925) The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Two-Fisted Jones (1925) The Runaway Express (1926) The Flaming Frontier (1926) There You Are! (1926) Tin Hats (1926) Under Western Skies (1926) Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) The Bugle Call (1927) Spring Fever (1927) West Point (1927) Circus Rookies (1928) The Cameraman (1928) Spite Marriage (1929) Free and Easy (1930) Estrellados (1930) Doughboys (1930) Remote Control (1930) Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931) Maker of Men (1931) A Dangerous Affair (1931) The Big Shot (1931) The Passionate Plumber (1932) Speak Easily (1932) What! No Beer? (1933) Horse Play (1933) Saturday's Millions (1933) The Poor Rich (1934) I'll Tell the World (1934) Here Comes the Groom (1934) Father Brown, Detective (1934) Death on the Diamond (1934) Murder in the Fleet (1935) The Virginia Judge (1935) Mr. Cinderella (1936) Pick a Star (1937) Riding on Air (1937) Fit for a King (1937) The Gladiator (1938) Beware Spooks! (1939) Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939) So You Won't Talk (1940) Air Raid Wardens (1943) Easy to Wed (1946) A Southern Yankee (1948) Excuse My Dust (1951) Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)

Films directed by Edward Sedgwick

Fantômas (1920)
Bar Nothin' (1921)
The Rough Diamond (1921)
Live Wires (1921)
Boomerang Justice (1922)
Chasing the Moon (1922)
The Bearcat (1922)
The Flaming Hour (1922)
Do and Dare (1922)
Out of Luck (1923)
Romance Land (1923)
Single Handed (1923)
The Gentleman from America (1923)
Dead Game (1923)
Shootin' for Love (1923)
The First Degree (1923)
Blinky (1923)
The Ramblin' Kid (1923)
The Thrill Chaser (1923)
Hook and Ladder (1924)
Ride for Your Life (1924)
40-Horse Hawkins (1924)
Broadway or Bust (1924)
The Sawdust Trail (1924)
Hit and Run (1924)
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924)
The Hurricane Kid (1925)
The Saddle Hawk (1925)
Let 'er Buck (1925)
Lorraine of the Lions (1925)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Two-Fisted Jones (1925)
The Runaway Express (1926)
The Flaming Frontier (1926)
There You Are! (1926)
Tin Hats (1926)
Under Western Skies (1926)
Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927)
The Bugle Call (1927)
Spring Fever (1927)
West Point (1927)
Circus Rookies (1928)
The Cameraman (1928)
Spite Marriage (1929)
Free and Easy (1930)
Estrellados (1930)
Doughboys (1930)
Remote Control (1930)
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
Maker of Men (1931)
A Dangerous Affair (1931)
The Big Shot (1931)
The Passionate Plumber (1932)
Speak Easily (1932)
What! No Beer? (1933)
Horse Play (1933)
Saturday's Millions (1933)
The Poor Rich (1934)
I'll Tell the World (1934)
Here Comes the Groom (1934)
Father Brown, Detective (1934)
Death on the Diamond (1934)
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
The Virginia Judge (1935)
Mr. Cinderella (1936)
Pick a Star (1937)
Riding on Air (1937)
Fit for a King (1937)
The Gladiator (1938)
Beware Spooks! (1939)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
So You Won't Talk (1940)
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
Easy to Wed (1946)
A Southern Yankee (1948)
Excuse My Dust (1951)
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)

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