The Match King

  • Drama
12/31/1932
79
NR

Storyline

Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.

Directors:
Howard Bretherton
William Keighley
Writers:
Houston Branch
Sidney Sutherland
    • chicago, illinois
    • sweden
    • monopoly
    • tycoon
    • rise and fall
    • womanizer
    • counterfeit
    • downfall
    • counterfeiter
    • pre-code
    • deceit
    • dishonesty
    • forgery
    • loan procurement
    • matches
    • international finance
    • crooked businessman
    • manipulator

    Cast

    • Warren William
      Paul Kroll
    • Lili Damita
      Marta Molnar
    • Glenda Farrell
      Babe
    • Juliette Compton
      Sonia Lombard
    • Claire Dodd
      Ilse Wagner
    • Harold Huber
      Scarlatti
    • John Wray
      Foreman of Janitors
    • Spencer Charters
      Oscar
    • Murray Kinnell
      Nyberg
    • Hardie Albright
      Erik Borg
    • Alan Hale
      Borglund
    • Edmund Breese
      Olaf Christofsen
    • Robert McWade
      Mr. Larsen
    • Irving Bacon
      Messenger with Bracelet (uncredited)
    • Harry Beresford
      Christian Hobe (uncredited)
    • Ed Brady
      Prisoner Wanting Match (uncredited)

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