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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One of the earliest films to have a pre-credits sequence - seven years earlier than Of Mice and Men, which is often cited as the first such.
The film is loosely based on the Swedish industrialist Ivar Kreuger, who killed himself 9 months before this movie was released.
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