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The King Without a Crown

The King Without a Crown (1937)

0h 10m | PG-13

⭐ 5.5 / 10

This short explores the possibility that Louis XVII, son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, escaped death during the French Revolution and was raised by Indians in America.

Director: Jacques Tourneur

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: History, Mystery, Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson

as Narrator (voice)

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett

as Louis XVII, the Dauphin (uncredited)

John Burton

John Burton

as Inquiring French Nobleman Hudson (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

as Marie Antoinette (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

Leonard Mudie

as Missionary Eleazar Williams (uncredited)

Zeffie Tilbury

Zeffie Tilbury

as Dying Duchess Marie (uncredited)