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The Match King is a american film of genre Drama directed by Howard Bretherton released in USA on 31 december 1932 with Warren William

The Match King (1932)

The Match King
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Released in USA 31 december 1932
Length 1h19
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating68% 3.4407953.4407953.4407953.4407953.440795

The Match King is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film made by First National Pictures, directed by William Keighley and Howard Bretherton. The film starred Warren William and Lili Damita, and closely follows the rise and fall of Swedish safety match tycoon Ivar Kreuger.

Print held at the Library of Congress.

Synopsis

Though a lowly Chicago street cleaner, Swedish immigrant Paul Kroll (Warren William) is ambitious and unscrupulous. When a fellow employee is fired (due to one of Kroll's schemes), Kroll convinces his foreman (John Wray) to keep him on the payroll (officially at least) so they can split his salary. Soon there are eight "phantom" workers, and Kroll and his partner have amassed $460. However, Kroll has been romancing his partner's wife, Babe (Glenda Farrell), behind his back.

Actors

Warren William

(Paul Kroll)Lili Damita

(Marta Molnar)Glenda Farrell

(Babe)Juliette Compton

(Sonia Lombard, one of Kroll's informants)Claire Dodd

(Ilse Wagner)
And :
Harold Huber
John Wray
Spencer Charters
Murray Kinnell
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