The Match King

The Match King

1932 | 1h 18m | Drama, Crime | TV-G

Brief Synopsis

After taking over a bankrupt Swedish match factory and lying for corporate backing, a ruthless tycoon monopolizes the industry with no regard for ethics, even facing romantic heartbreak. The only thing that can stop his rise: the Great Depression.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

William Keighley

CAST

Warren William

Lily Damita

Glenda Farrell

Harold Huber

Juliette Compton

PRODUCERS

Information not available.

WRITERS

Houston Branch

Sidney Sutherland

Einar Thorvaldson

Related Videos

03:34
Match King, The (1932) -- (Movie Clip) The Woman In White
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For now high-flying swindler Paul (Warren William) at a plush Stockholm restaurant, working up to disappointing girlfriend Ilse (Claire Dodd), when he spies the de-facto leading lady, Lily Damita, as "Marta Molnar," in The Match King, 1932.
03:38
Match King, The (1932) -- (Movie Clip) Your Vast Holdings
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Having swindled his pals back in Chicago, Paul (Warren William) home in Sweden with his thoroughly conned uncle (Oscar Apfel), who needs a bailout, old pal Erik (Hardie Albright) later posing questions, in Warner Bros.' fact-based The Match King, 1932.
03:40
Match King, The (1932) -- (Movie Clip) Give Me A Match
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Slick opening setting out the world-wide import of events depicted, then credits, then the introduction of Warren William as immigrant "Paul Kroll," modeled on the infamous swindler Ivar Kreuger, in Warner Bros.' The Match King, 1932.
02:29
Match King, The - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
A Swedish industrialist's corrupt practices help him corner the market in The Match King (1932) based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.

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