The Match King (1932) | |
| Director(s) | Howard Bretherton, William Keighley |
| Producer(s) | Hal B. Wallis (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama |
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The Match King (1932) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by William Keighley and Howard Bretherton and produced by Hal B. Wallis.
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THE MATCH KING
By Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 24, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogActor Warren William was the King of Pre-Code Cinema, and one of the best examples of this is the 1932 Warners melodrama THE MATCH KING. William plays Paul Kroll, who at the beginning of the film is a street sweeper in Chicago. To earn extra money Kroll comes up with a scheme involving phantom co-wo... Read full article
The Match King (1932)
By Angela on Nov 28, 2013 From Hollywood RevuePaul Kroll (Warren William) left his home in Sweden to make a name for himself in America.? When he settles in Chicago, he gets a job sweeping the sidewalks outside of a baseball stadium.? He still dreams of making something of himself though and isn’t above breaking the rules to make it happe... Read full article
Warren William Douchebag Theatre: "The Match King" and "Skyscraper Souls"
By David on Oct 27, 2012 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeIn the 1932 film "The Match King," Warren William has a clandestine meeting with his lover, played by Glenda Farrell. Object: money transfer. The evidence is right before your eyes, ladies and gentlemen -- even Glenda Farrell, the woman who played hard-boiled dames in dozens of Warner Bros. m... Read full article
Warren William Douchebag Theatre: "The Match King" and "Skyscraper Souls"
By David on Oct 27, 2012 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeIn the 1932 film "The Match King," Warren William has a clandestine meeting with his lover, played by Glenda Farrell. Object: money transfer. The evidence is right before your eyes, ladies and gentlemen -- even Glenda Farrell, the woman who played hard-boiled dames in dozens of Warner Bros. m... Read full article
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Warren William's most immediately prior film was titled Three on a Match. That film's title refers to the "superstition" that if three people light their cigarettes with the same match, the third person will soon die. The so-called superstition was actually part of a promotional campaign designed by Ivar Kreuger (the real-life counterpart to William's character) to increase the use of matches by cutting down sharing.
The character of Marta Molnar is based on Greta Garbo. Warner Bros. tried unsuccessfully to borrow Garbo from MGM for the role.
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