The plot has Ben Turpin as the prince of a mythical country who is being forced to wed a princess not of his choosing. In 1947, an outfit headed by J.J.Balaber, called Grand International Pictures, acquired 1,300,000 feet of Mack Sennet films with the intentions of editing 26 short comedies from them. The first of these was a 13 minute short edited from "When a Man's A Prince" and released on June 18,1947 as the first of the "Americana Comedy Film Classic Series."
Credits
When a Man's a Prince Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ben Turpin
He was 56, 70 years old when he died
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as Prince Nikolo |
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Sunshine Hart
He was 40, 43 years old when he died
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as Katinka - Queen of Jestphalia |
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William McCall
He was 56, 67 years old when he died
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as Minister of War |
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Blanche Payson
She was 44, 82 years old when she died
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as Hilda - Princess of Amazonia |
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Madeline Hurlock
She was 26, 89 years old when she died
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as Madeline - Lady-in-Waiting |
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Dave Morris
He was 30, 1 years old when he died
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as Grand Duke Ludwig |
When a Man's a Prince Crew
