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** C. Aubrey Smith played the two Rudolfs on stage in 1896, and played Colonel Sapt in the 1937 film.
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** C. Aubrey Smith Creator/CAubreySmith played the two Rudolfs on stage in 1896, and played Colonel Sapt in the 1937 film.
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** Fay Wray screen tested for Flavia in the 1937 film. Douglas Fairbanks Jr held onto the clips of this and they survive in the Motion Picture Academy's archive.
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** Fay Wray Creator/FayWray screen tested for Flavia in the 1937 film. Douglas Fairbanks Jr held onto the clips of this and they survive in the Motion Picture Academy's archive.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: For some strange reason the 1952 film is "Im Schatten der Krone" ("In the Shadow of the Crown") in German, while the title of the book and 1937 film are directly translated as "Der Gefangene von Zenda".
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* RemakeCameo: Lewis Stone played the leads in the silent version, and played the Cardinal in the 1952 remake.
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* RemakeCameo: RemakeCameo:
** Lewis Stone played the leads in the silent version, and played the Cardinal in the 1952remake. remake.
** C. Aubrey Smith played the two Rudolfs on stage in 1896, and played Colonel Sapt in the 1937 film.
** Lewis Stone played the leads in the silent version, and played the Cardinal in the 1952
** C. Aubrey Smith played the two Rudolfs on stage in 1896, and played Colonel Sapt in the 1937 film.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Fay Wray screen tested for Flavia in the 1937 film. Douglas Fairbanks Jr held onto the clips of this and they survive in the Motion Picture Academy's archive.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Fay Wray screen tested for Flavia in the 1937 film. Douglas Fairbanks Jr held onto the clips of this and they survive in the Motion Picture Academy's archive.
** David O. Selznick considered adapting ''Rupert of Hentzau'' after the success of the 1937 film.
** Fay Wray screen tested for Flavia in the 1937 film. Douglas Fairbanks Jr held onto the clips of this and they survive in the Motion Picture Academy's archive.
** David O. Selznick considered adapting ''Rupert of Hentzau'' after the success of the 1937 film.
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* Reportedly Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was extremely reluctant to play a villain, but after he allowed himself to be talked into it he turned in a bravura performance that literally makes the film.
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* Reportedly Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was extremely reluctant to play a villain, but after he allowed himself to be talked into it he turned in a bravura performance that literally makes the film.film.
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* Two stars of the 1937 version, DavidNiven and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., took their swashbuckling to RealLife in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Both served in elite units (Niven in the Commandos, Fairbanks in the U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers) both saw combat and both were highly decorated for their actions.
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* Two stars of the 1937 version, DavidNiven Creator/DavidNiven and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., took their swashbuckling to RealLife in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Both served in elite units (Niven in the Commandos, Fairbanks in the U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers) both saw combat and both were highly decorated for their actions.
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* ActingForTwo: It's a given that the same actor will play Rudolph and Rassendyll.
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* ActingForTwo: ActingForTwo:
** It's a given that the same actor will play Rudolph and Rassendyll.
** It's a given that the same actor will play Rudolph and Rassendyll.
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* Two stars of the 1937 version, DavidNiven and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., took their swashbuckling to RealLife in WorldWarTwo. Both served in elite units (Niven in the Commandos, Fairbanks in the U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers) both saw combat and both were highly decorated for their actions.
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* Two stars of the 1937 version, DavidNiven and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., took their swashbuckling to RealLife in WorldWarTwo.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Both served in elite units (Niven in the Commandos, Fairbanks in the U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers) both saw combat and both were highly decorated for their actions.
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** * ActingForTwo: Ronald Colman in the lead role in the 1937 film. This was one of Ron's specialties; he'd been playing dual roles of one sort or another since his silent film days.
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** * ActingForTwo: Ronald Colman in the lead role in the 1937 film. This was one of Ron's specialties; he'd been playing dual roles of one sort or another since his silent film days.
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** * ActingForTwo: Ronald Colman in the lead role in the 1937 film. This was one of Ron's specialties; he'd been playing dual roles of one sort or another since his silent film days.
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* ActingForTwo: It's a given that the same actor will play Rudolph and Rassendyll.
* CreatorBacklash: David O Selznick was unhappy with the 1937 version, especially the action scenes.
* PlayingAgainstType: As noted below, Douglas Fairbanks Jr plays the villainous Rupert. He had wanted to play both the leads instead.
* RemakeCameo: Lewis Stone played the leads in the silent version, and played the Cardinal in the 1952 remake.
* ShotForShotRemake: The 1952 version even used the same screenplay and most of the camera angles are the same. There are a few differences however.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Fay Wray screen tested for Flavia in the 1937 film. Douglas Fairbanks Jr held onto the clips of this and they survive in the Motion Picture Academy's archive.
!!General Trivia:
* ActingForTwo: It's a given that the same actor will play Rudolph and Rassendyll.
* CreatorBacklash: David O Selznick was unhappy with the 1937 version, especially the action scenes.
* PlayingAgainstType: As noted below, Douglas Fairbanks Jr plays the villainous Rupert. He had wanted to play both the leads instead.
* RemakeCameo: Lewis Stone played the leads in the silent version, and played the Cardinal in the 1952 remake.
* ShotForShotRemake: The 1952 version even used the same screenplay and most of the camera angles are the same. There are a few differences however.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Fay Wray screen tested for Flavia in the 1937 film. Douglas Fairbanks Jr held onto the clips of this and they survive in the Motion Picture Academy's archive.
!!General Trivia:
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* By this point in his career, Ronald Colman had played so many double roles that he was fed up with them (and had, in fact, '''refused''' to do so for ''A Tale of Two Cities''). On the other hand, the King's role is tiny and Rudolf Rassendyll gets most of the action.
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* By this point in his career, Ronald Colman had played so many double roles that he was fed up with them (and had, in fact, '''refused''' to do so for ''A Tale of Two Cities''). On the other hand, the King's role is tiny and Rudolf Rassendyll gets most of the action.action.
* Reportedly Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was extremely reluctant to play a villain, but after he allowed himself to be talked into it he turned in a bravura performance that literally makes the film.
* Reportedly Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was extremely reluctant to play a villain, but after he allowed himself to be talked into it he turned in a bravura performance that literally makes the film.
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* By this point in his career, Ronald Colman had played so many double roles that he was fed up with doing so them (and had, in fact, '''refused''' to do so for ''A Tale of Two Cities''). On the other hand, the King's role is tiny and Rudolf Rassendyll gets most of the action.
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* Two stars of the 1937 version, DavidNiven and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., took their swashbuckling to RealLife in WorldWarTwo. Both served in elite units (Niven in the Commandos, Fairbanks in the U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers) both saw combat and both were highly decorated for their actions.
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* Two stars of the 1937 version, DavidNiven and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., took their swashbuckling to RealLife in WorldWarTwo. Both served in elite units (Niven in the Commandos, Fairbanks in the U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers) both saw combat and both were highly decorated for their actions.actions.
* By this point in his career, Ronald Colman had played so many double roles that he was fed up with doing so (and had, in fact, '''refused''' to do so for ''A Tale of Two Cities''). On the other hand, the King's role is tiny and Rudolf Rassendyll gets most of the action.
* By this point in his career, Ronald Colman had played so many double roles that he was fed up with doing so (and had, in fact, '''refused''' to do so for ''A Tale of Two Cities''). On the other hand, the King's role is tiny and Rudolf Rassendyll gets most of the action.
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