The King Without a Crown (1937)

  • NR
  • 10/09/1937 (US)
  • History, Mystery, Documentary
  • 10m

Overview

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.

Jacques Tourneur

Director

Herman Boxer

Screenplay

Cast

Carey Wilson's headshot

Carey Wilson

Narrator (voice)
Scotty Beckett's headshot

Scotty Beckett

Louis XVII, the Dauphin (uncredited)
John Burton's headshot

John Burton

Inquiring French Nobleman Hudson (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd's headshot

Doris Lloyd

Marie Antoinette (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie's headshot

Leonard Mudie

Missionary Eleazar Williams (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury's headshot

Zeffie Tilbury

Dying Duchess Marie (uncredited)

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