The King's Thief
A romance inspired by a true story of a soldier of fortune!
1955 | 78m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Robert Z. Leonard, Hugo Fregonese |
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| Writer: | Christopher Knopf, Robert Hardy Andrews |
| Staring: |
| An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 05, 1955 |
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| Director: | Robert Z. Leonard, Hugo Fregonese |
| Writer: | Christopher Knopf, Robert Hardy Andrews |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, Romance, History |
| Keywords | swordplay, traitor, espionage, fencing, thief, murder, treason, swordsman, hanging, swashbuckler, highwayman, 17th century, crown jewels, jewel robbery |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ann Blyth | Lady Mary |
| Edmund Purdom | Michael Dermott |
| David Niven | James - Duke of Brampton |
| George Sanders | King Charles II |
| Roger Moore | Jack |
| John Dehner | Captain Herrick |
| Sean McClory | Sheldon |
| Tudor Owen | Simon |
| Melville Cooper | Henry Wynch |
| Alan Mowbray | Sir Gilbert Talbot |
| Rhys Williams | Turnkey |
| Joan Elan | Charity Fell |
| Charles Davis | Apothecary |
| Ian Wolfe | Fell |
| Paul Cavanagh | Sir Edward Scott |
| Lillian Kemble-Cooper | Mrs. Fell |
| Isobel Elsom | Mrs. Bennett |
| Milton Parsons | Adam Urich |
| Lord Layton | Jacob Hall |
| Queenie Leonard | Apothecary's Wife |
| Owen McGiveney | Hoskins |
| Robert Dix | Husky |
| Michael Dugan | Husky |
| James Logan | Guard |
| Jimmy Aubrey | Little Man (uncredited) |
| Leonard Carey | Servant (uncredited) |
| Leslie Denison | Beadle (voice) (uncredited) |
| Ronald Green | Hired Swordsman (uncredited) |
| Peter Hansen | Sir Isaac Newton (uncredited) |
| Ramsay Hill | Lord (uncredited) |
| Charles Keane | Guard (uncredited) |
| Keith McConnell | Usher (uncredited) |
| John Monaghan | Shaddy (uncredited) |
| Matt Moore | Gentleman (uncredited) |
| Clive Morgan | Captain of Guards (uncredited) |
| Vesey O'Davoren | Courier (uncredited) |
| Gordon Richards | Courier (uncredited) |
| Lewis L. Russell | Gentleman (uncredited) |
| Gilchrist Stuart | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Trevor Ward | Perspiring Man (uncredited) |
| Trude Wyler | Celestine (uncredited) |
| Ashley Cowan |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Z. Leonard | Director |
| Miklós Rózsa | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Christopher Knopf | Writer |
| Hugo Fregonese | Director |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Yakima Canutt | Second Unit Director |
| John Lipow | Sound Editor |
| Robert Hardy Andrews | Story |
| Robert H. Planck | Cinematography |
| John McSweeney Jr. | Editor |
| Malcolm Brown | Art Direction |
| Richard Pefferle | Set Decoration |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Al Shenberg | Unit Manager |
| Robert Saunders | Assistant Director |
| James Brock | Sound |
| Ed Haight | Sound Editor |
| Scott Perry Sr. | Sound Editor |
| Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Matthew Yuricich | Matte Painter |
| Joe Canutt | Stunts |
| Alvord Eiseman | Color Assistant |
| Alex Alexander | Musician |
| Virginia Majewski | Musician |
| Jack Marshall | Musician |
| Max Rabinowitz | Musician |
| Uan Rasey | Musician |
| Milton Raskin | Musician |
| Eugene Zador | Orchestrator |
| Si Zentner | Musician |
| Joan Joseff | Other |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edwin H. Knopf | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Edmund Purdom plays "Michael Dermott" a petty crook and the hero in this tale of a 17th Century plot by the evil, ambitious "Duke of Brampton" (David Niven) to amass a fortune by denouncing as many wealthy nobles as he can before he can depose the weak Charles II (George Sanders) and rule Britain. A ... nn Blyth is the daughter of one such man who was hung for treason. She enlists the help of Purdom and they set out to foil these dastardly plans with the aid of the Duke's self-incriminating little black book. It's a fine looking film, and Niven and Sanders put some class into it. Otherwise, though, the leads are quite feeble as is the script.