query: fictional european country invented for prisoner of zenda

pos: The Prisoner of Zenda Zenda", Rupert of Hentzau, is the title of the sequel novel, "Rupert of Hentzau" (1898), published four years later and included in some editions of "The Prisoner of Zenda". The popularity of the novels inspired the Ruritanian romance genre of literature, film, and theatre that features stories set in a fictional country, usually in Central Europe and Eastern Europe, such as Ruritania, the Central European realm that named the genre, "Graustark" from the novels by George Barr McCutcheon, and the neighbouring countries Syldavia and Borduria in the Tintin comics. On the eve of the coronation of King Rudolf V of

pos: Anthony Hope Anthony Hope Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933), was an English novelist and playwright. He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels but he is remembered predominantly for only two books: "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1894) and its sequel "Rupert of Hentzau" (1898). These works, "minor classics" of English literature, are set in the contemporaneous fictional country of Ruritania and spawned the genre known as Ruritanian romance, works set in fictional European locales similar to the novels. "Zenda" has inspired many adaptations, most notably the 1937 Hollywood movie of

pos: King Ottokar's Sceptre However, despite its Eastern European location, Syldavia itself was partly a metaphor for Belgium - Syldavian King Muskar XII physically resembles King Leopold III of Belgium. Hergé's decision to create a fictional Eastern European kingdom might have been influenced by Ruritania, the fictional country created by Anthony Hope for his novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1894), which subsequently appeared in film adaptations in 1913, 1915, 1922, and 1937. Many places within Syldavia are visually based on pre-existing European sites: the "Diplodocus" in the Klow Natural History Museum is based on the one in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin; the Syldavian

pos: Rupert of Hentzau Rupert of Hentzau Rupert of Hentzau is a sequel by Anthony Hope to "The Prisoner of Zenda", written in 1895, but not published until 1898. The story is set within a framing narrative told by a supporting character from "The Prisoner of Zenda". The frame implies that the events related in both books took place in the late 1870s and early 1880s. This story commences three years after the conclusion of "Zenda", and deals with the same fictional country somewhere in Germanic Middle Europe, the kingdom of Ruritania. Most of the same characters recur: Rudolf Elphberg, the dissolute absolute monarch

pos: The House of the Four Winds of the uneasy mixture of comedy and drama. Although there are some similarities with The Prisoner of Zenda, "Ruritania was not Buchan's country". The House of the Four Winds The House of the Four Winds is an adventure novel by the Scots author John Buchan, first published in 1935. It is a Ruritanian romance, and the last of his three Dickson McCunn books. The novel is set in the fictional Central European country of Evallonia and opens two years after the events recounted in "Castle Gay". At the beginning of the novel several characters formerly seen in "Huntingtower" and "Castle

pos: The Heart of Princess Osra The Heart of Princess Osra The Heart of Princess Osra is part of Anthony Hope's trilogy of novels set in the fictional country of Ruritania and which spawned the genre of Ruritanian romance. This collection of linked short stories is a prequel: it was written immediately after the success of "The Prisoner of Zenda" and was published in 1896, but is set in the 1730s, well over a century before the events of "Zenda" and its sequel, "Rupert of Hentzau". The stories deal with the love life of Princess Osra, younger sister of Rudolf III, the shared ancestor of Rudolf

pos: Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc is a 1996 made for cable movie starring William Shatner and Jonathan Jackson. It was produced for Showtime Networks under their family division, and first aired September 1996. The film was written by Rodman Gregg and Richard Clark. Inspired by the classic 1937 MGM version of "The Prisoner of Zenda", starring Ronald Colman, "The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc." was a contemporary version loosely based on the original. Zenda was the castle in mythical kingdom of Ruritania in the 1937, whereas Zenda Inc. was the name of a computer business empire in

pos: Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. renamed title "Double Play", but reverted to the original title for the DVD release. Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc is a 1996 made for cable movie starring William Shatner and Jonathan Jackson. It was produced for Showtime Networks under their family division, and first aired September 1996. The film was written by Rodman Gregg and Richard Clark. Inspired by the classic 1937 MGM version of "The Prisoner of Zenda", starring Ronald Colman, "The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc." was a contemporary version loosely based on the original. Zenda was the castle in mythical kingdom of Ruritania in

pos: Prisoner of Zenda (1988 film) the crown himself, so that Prince Rudolph will step up to the throne as soon as he comes out from his state of unconsciousness. When Michael learns of this, he kidnapps the prince and takes him away to the Castle Zenda, where he intends to murder him. Antoinette and Rudolph come up with a plan to surprise Michael and his minions at Zenda and thus rescue the prince. When they defeat Michael, the young prince Rudolph becomes the king of Ruritania and takes his father's place at last. Prisoner of Zenda (1988 film) Prisoner of Zenda is an Australian 49-minute

pos: The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film) The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1922 silent adventure film, one of the many adaptations of Anthony Hope's popular 1894 novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" and the subsequent 1896 play by Hope and Edward Rose. Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll (Lewis Stone) decides to pass the time by attending the coronation of his distant relation, King Rudolf V of Ruritania (also played by Stone) . He encounters an acquaintance on the train there, Antoinette de Mauban (Barbara La Marr), the mistress of the king's treacherous brother, Grand Duke 'Black' Michael (Stuart Holmes). The day before the

pos: Prisoner of Zenda (1988 film) Prisoner of Zenda (1988 film) Prisoner of Zenda is an Australian 49-minute direct-to-video animated film from Burbank Films Australia. It was originally released in 1988. The film is based on Anthony Hope's classic English novel, "The Prisoner of Zenda", first published in 1894, and was adapted by Leonard Lee. It was produced by Roz Phillips and featured original music by John Stuart. The copyright in this film is now owned by Pulse Distribution and Entertainment and administered by digital rights management firm NuTech Digital. On his deathbed, the king of Ruritania announces to his two twin sons, Rudolph and Michael,

pos: The Prisoner of Zenda The Prisoner of Zenda The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), by Anthony Hope, is an adventure novel in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must proceed. Fortuitously, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania who resembles the monarch is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an effort to save the unstable political situation of the interregnum. The name of the villain in "The Prisoner of

pos: The Prisoner of Zenda film. In the afterward, the character recalls telling of his misadventure to Hope who Flashman claims plagiarized it. The Prisoner of Zenda The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), by Anthony Hope, is an adventure novel in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must proceed. Fortuitously, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania who resembles the monarch is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an effort

pos: Anthony Hope as he was walking in London. Hope finished the first draft in a month and the book was in print by April. The story is set in the fictional European kingdom of 'Ruritania', a term which has come to mean "the novelist's and dramatist's locale for court romances in a modern setting." "Zenda" achieved instant success and its witty protagonist, the debonair Rudolf Rassendyll, became a well-known literary creation. The novel was praised by Mason, literary critic Andrew Lang, and Robert Louis Stevenson. The popularity of "Zenda" convinced Hope to give up the "brilliant legal career [that] seemed to lie

pos: Peter Sellers 1979, Sellers starred alongside Lynne Frederick, Lionel Jeffries and Elke Sommer in Richard Quine's "The Prisoner of Zenda". He portrayed three roles, including King Rudolf IV and King Rudolf V—rulers of the fictional small nation of Ruritania—and Syd Frewin, Rudolf V's half-brother. Upon its release in May 1979, the film was well received; Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" observed how Sellers divided "his energies between a serious character and a funny one, but that it was his serious performance which was more impressive". However, Philip French, for "The Observer", was unimpressed by the film, describing it as "a

pos: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution the fictional protagonist of the 1894 novel "The Prisoner of Zenda", returning from his adventures in Ruritania. The story was adapted for the screen in 1976 in a Universal Studios production, directed by Herbert Ross, scripted by Meyer and designed by James Bond veteran Ken Adam. The all-star cast featured Nicol Williamson as Holmes, Robert Duvall as Watson, Alan Arkin as Dr. Sigmund Freud, with Laurence Olivier as Moriarty, Charles Gray as Mycroft Holmes (the role he reprised in the Jeremy Brett TV series), Samantha Eggar as Mary Watson, Vanessa Redgrave as Lola Devereaux, Joel Grey as Lowenstein, and Jeremy

pos: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) was responsible for additional dialogue, and Ben Hecht and Sidney Howard made uncredited contributions. Alfred Newman received the first of his 43 Academy Award nominations, for Original Music Score, while Lyle R. Wheeler was nominated for Best Art Direction. In 1991, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry. In June 1897, English gentleman Rudolf Rassendyll (Ronald Colman) takes a fishing vacation in a small country in the Balkans (unnamed in the film; Ruritania in the novel). While there, he is puzzled by

pos: The Dark Frontier superhero help. Triggered by stress, the dualism of Barstow/Carruthers is clinically closer to multiple personality disorder (eg Three Faces of Eve) than the character changing of superheros. Ambler also anticipates the Cambridge Five: 'Englishman have been more unexpected things [than a Soviet agent]'. Depiction of the country of Ixania clearly draws on the long-standing subgenre of Ruritanian romance, derived from Ruritania in Anthony Hope's "The Prisoner of Zenda" and finding many followers and imitators in the early decades of the twentieth century. At the time of writing, its popularity was already waning, and Ambler clearly intended a parody, though using

pos: The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film) wine was drugged. Sapt is afraid that if the coronation is postponed, Michael will seize the throne. The country is dangerously divided between the supporters of Rudolf and of Michael. The colonel declares that it is Fate that brought Rassendyll to Ruritania; he can take Rudolf's place with no one the wiser. The Englishman is less certain, but he tosses a coin, which lands in Rudolf's favor, and Rassendyll goes through with the ceremony. Afterwards, he is driven to the palace in the company of the universally adored Princess Flavia (Alice Terry). Later, when Rassendyll returns to the lodge to

pos: The Prisoner of Zenda Ruritania, his younger half-brother Michael, Duke of Strelsau, has him drugged. The unconscious king is abducted and imprisoned in a castle in the small town of Zenda. There are complications, plots, and counterplots, among them the schemes of Michael's mistress, Antoinette de Mauban, and those of his dashing but villainous henchman, Count Rupert of Hentzau. In a desperate attempt to deny Michael the excuse to claim the throne, Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim, attendants of the king, persuade his distant cousin Rudolf Rassendyll, an English visitor, to impersonate the King at the coronation. Rassendyll falls in love with Princess

neg: Graustark stories of court intrigue, royal disguise, and romance similar to Anthony Hope's 1894 novel, "The Prisoner of Zenda", and its sequels. They were popular best-sellers at the time they were published and the original editions are still readily available in used book shops. The two authors' novels gave their name to a fictional genre called either Ruritanian romance based on "The Prisoner of Zenda", or Graustarkian romance from McCutcheon's novels. This genre contains tales of romance and intrigue usually featuring titled characters in small, fictional, Central European or East European countries. The novels in McCutcheon's series are: In 2009, issue

neg: Historical romance A popular type of historical romance of this period was set a fictional country, such as the Ruritanian novels Romantic stories about the royalty of a fictional kingdom were common in fiction, in the nineteenth and early twenieth centuries, for instance Robert Louis Stevenson's "Prince Otto" (1885), Anthony Hope's "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1894), and Beatrice Heron-Maxwell, "The Queen Regent" (1902). But it was the great popularity of that novel that set the type, with its handsome political decoy restoring the rightful king to the throne, and resulted in a burst of similar popular fiction, such as George Barr McCutcheon's

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film) deliberation I may want to retract the statement, but in this moment of enthusiasm I want to say that I think "The Prisoner of Zenda" is the best picture I have ever seen", raved "The Chicago Tribune". The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1922 silent adventure film, one of the many adaptations of Anthony Hope's popular 1894 novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" and the subsequent 1896 play by Hope and Edward Rose. Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll (Lewis Stone) decides to pass the time by attending the coronation of his distant relation, King Rudolf V of

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film) and vice versa. "The Prisoner of Zenda" doesn't have the kind of finesse that Blake Edwards's direction has given the 'Pink Panther' series. But the slack moments are painless enough, and they come as a fair exchange for the pleasure of Mr. Seller's artfully schhizoid company." The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Richard Quine and adapted from the adventure novel by Anthony Hope, first published in 1894. The novel tells the story of a man who has to impersonate a king, whom he happens to closely resemble, when

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda Flavia, the King's betrothed, but cannot tell her the truth. He determines to rescue the king and leads an attempt to enter the castle of Zenda. The king is rescued and is restored to his throne, but the lovers, in duty bound, must part. The novel has been adapted many times, mainly for film but also stage, musical, operetta, radio, and television. Probably the best-known version is the 1937 Hollywood movie. The dashingly villainous Rupert of Hentzau has been interpreted by such matinee idols as Ramon Novarro (1922), Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1937), and James Mason (1952). Many subsequent fictional works

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) homage to (or parody of) "The Prisoner Of Zenda". Jack Lemmon plays the roles of the doubles (Professor Fate and Prince Hapnik); Tony Curtis is the swashbuckler (Leslie Gallant lll, a/k/a The Great Leslie), crossing swords with Baron Rolfe von Stuppe, Ross Martin's answer to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.'s Rupert of Hentzau. The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1937 American black-and-white adventure film based on Anthony Hope's 1894 novel of the same name and the 1896 play. The film starred Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., with a supporting cast including C. Aubrey

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film) Stewart. The film stars Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, and James Mason (with Louis Calhern, Robert Douglas, Jane Greer and Robert Coote). Alfred Newman's 1937 music score was adapted by Conrad Salinger, since Newman was unavailable to work on the film; and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. The art direction was by Cedric Gibbons and Hans Peters and the costume design by Walter Plunkett. The silent film versions, "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1913) starred James K. Hackett and Beatrice Beckly and "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1922) starred Lewis Stone and Alice Terry. A comedy version "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1979) starred

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film) The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1952 film version of the classic novel of the same name by Anthony Hope and a remake of the famous 1937 film version. This version was made by Loew's and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The screenplay, attributed to Noel Langley, was nearly word-for-word identical to the one used in the 1937 Ronald Colman version, which was by John L. Balderston, adapted by Wells Root, from the Hope novel and the stage play by Edward Rose, with additional dialogue by Donald Ogden

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1937 American black-and-white adventure film based on Anthony Hope's 1894 novel of the same name and the 1896 play. The film starred Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., with a supporting cast including C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Massey, Mary Astor and David Niven. It was directed by John Cromwell, produced by David O. Selznick for Selznick International Pictures, and distributed by United Artists. The screenplay was written by John L. Balderston, adapted by Wells Root from the novel, with dramatisation by Edward Rose; Donald Ogden Stewart

neg: Zenda, Kansas 1969. The original Zenda High School mascot was Zenda Gorillas. Zenda, Kansas Zenda is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 90. Zenda was named after the novel "The Prisoner of Zenda". Zenda is located at (37.443895, -98.281263). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Zenda has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film) included Lewis Stone, who had appeared in the 1922 film version of the novel. According to MGM records the film earned $2,078,000 in North America and $3,550,000 elsewhere, making an overall profit of $1,759,000. The film was a hit in France, with admissions of 2,415,938. The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1952 film version of the classic novel of the same name by Anthony Hope and a remake of the famous 1937 film version. This version was made by Loew's and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The screenplay,

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1913 film) Zukor tried to convince Hackett in person; as Neal Gabler writes, "When Hackett came to visit Zukor, he was the very picture of the faded matinee idol. He wore a fur-collared coat with frayed sleeves and carried a gold-headed cane". According to silentera.com, the Library of Congress possesses two paper positive prints, and the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House also has a partial positive print. The Prisoner of Zenda (1913 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1913 silent film adaptation of a play by Edward E. Rice, which was in turn based on the

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film) The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Richard Quine and adapted from the adventure novel by Anthony Hope, first published in 1894. The novel tells the story of a man who has to impersonate a king, whom he happens to closely resemble, when the king is abducted by enemies on the eve of his coronation. An earlier adaptation of the story was made into a film in 1952 starring Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger, and directed by Richard Thorpe. The comedy was loosely adapted by Dick Clement and Ian

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1913 film) The Prisoner of Zenda (1913 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1913 silent film adaptation of a play by Edward E. Rice, which was in turn based on the 1894 Anthony Hope novel of the same name. It was directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford, and starred stage actor James K. Hackett, Beatrice Beckley and David Torrence. In 1913, Adolph Zukor lured Hackett from the stage to star in a role which Hackett had played in the theater numerous times. Since feature films were in their infancy, Hackett was at first reluctant to take the part, so

neg: Fictional country and violations of civil liberties. Fictional countries are also invented for the purpose of military training scenarios, e.g. the group of islands around Hawaii were assigned the names "Blueland" and "Orangeland" in the international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 98. Fictional countries have been created for polling purposes. When polled in April 2004, 8% of British people believed that the [fictional] country of Luvania would soon join the European Union. In the 1989 General Social Survey, U.S. respondents were asked to rate the social status of people of "Wisian" background, a fictional national heritage. While a majority of respondents said they could

neg: Zenda, Kansas Zenda, Kansas Zenda is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 90. Zenda was named after the novel "The Prisoner of Zenda". Zenda is located at (37.443895, -98.281263). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Zenda has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were

neg: Rupert of Hentzau screen, Rupert as a character has been played by matinee idols such as Ramon Novarro (1922), Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1937), and James Mason (1952). Rupert of Hentzau Rupert of Hentzau is a sequel by Anthony Hope to "The Prisoner of Zenda", written in 1895, but not published until 1898. The story is set within a framing narrative told by a supporting character from "The Prisoner of Zenda". The frame implies that the events related in both books took place in the late 1870s and early 1880s. This story commences three years after the conclusion of "Zenda", and deals with the

neg: Zenda (musical) Zenda (musical) Zenda is a musical with a book by Everett Freeman, lyrics by Lenny Adelson, Sid Kuller, and Martin Charnin, and music by Vernon Duke. Based on the 1894 Anthony Hope novel "The Prisoner of Zenda", it sets the action in contemporary times and transforms the protagonist into British song-and-dance man Richard Rassendyl, who is invited to perform at the wedding of Princess Flavia and King Rudolph of Zenda. Rassendyl unknowingly is related to the King due to his grandmother's romantic escapades years before, and when his royal highness is incapacitated by a general who wishes to seize power,

neg: Nadodi Mannan relations officer (PRO). This was Anandan's debut film as a PRO; however, his name does not appear in the opening credits. During the filming of "Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum" (1956), an advertisement for "Nadodi Mannan" was released describing it as an adaptation of "The Prisoner of Zenda". A couple of days later, Bharani Pictures, the production company co-founded by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, released an advertisement for a film whose concept was similar to "The Prisoner of Zenda". When Ramachandran and Bhanumathi heard their films were similar, they tried to convince each other to change their film's storyline.

neg:
Dornford Yates sequel to "Blind Corner" with the same heroes and lead villain.
 "Blood Royal" and "Fire Below" are both set in the fictional Principality of Riechtenburg, and Yates acknowledged the influence of Anthony Hope's "The Prisoner of Zenda" and "Rupert of Hentzau".
 The thriller "Gale Warning" features Chandos but is told from the point of view of another person.
 "An Eye For a Tooth" is a hitherto-untold tale that starts on the journey home in "Blind Corner".
 "Red in the Morning" follows on directly from "Gale Warning". It also features the return of a villain that Mansel has tackled

neg: Ruritanian romance predominate, and the works frequently feature the restoration of legitimate government after a period of usurpation or dictatorship. Romantic stories about the royalty of a fictional kingdom were common, for instance Robert Louis Stevenson's "Prince Otto" (1885). But it was the great popularity of Anthony Hope's "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1894) which set the type, with its handsome political decoy restoring the rightful king to the throne, and resulted in a burst of similar popular fiction, such as George Barr McCutcheon's Graustark novels (1901–27) and Frances Hodgson Burnett's "The Lost Prince" (1915), and other homages. In children's literature, the 1938–39

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) the season 4 episode "Sleeping With the Enemy" of the television series "Northern Exposure", Ed Chigliak dubs the film into Tlingit (a Native American language). "The Prisoner of Benda" is the ninety-eighth episode of the animated television series "Futurama". During pre-production of "", director Nicholas Meyer asked costume designer Robert Fletcher to design new Starfleet uniforms inspired by the uniforms worn in "The Prisoner of Zenda". The resulting uniform costumes appeared in six "Star Trek" films in total, from "The Wrath of Khan" through "Star Trek Generations". The entire Potsdorf sequence in Blake Edwards' "The Great Race" (1965) is an

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film) Mines".) Pandro S Berman would produce. MGM were remaking a large number of old movies in color around this time, such as "Showboat". According to a "Hollywood Reporter" news item, MGM was to pay Selznick USD $225,000 for the remake rights to the novel and the play by Edward Rose. This version of "The Prisoner of Zenda" used the same shooting script as the 1937 David O. Selznick film. Slight variations in the screenplay were added by Noel Langley. In addition to the dialogue, the same film score, composed by Alfred Newman for the 1937 version, was also used for

neg: Nadodi Mannan Munnar. These were done in collaboration with Aruna Films. Aarumugam handled the editing initially, but left during the beginning of the film's principal photography; he was later replaced by K. Perumal. C. P. Jambulingam took responsibility for editing the film's colour portions after Perumal suddenly fell ill. The final length of "Nadodi Mannan" was . "Nadodi Mannan" was inspired by films such as "The Prisoner of Zenda", "If I Were King" and "Viva Zapata!". Ramachandran, in an account about the film he wrote in 1959, mentioned three specific differences from "The Prisoner of Zenda". In the original, the look-alike and

neg: Zenda (musical) a playwright called Edward Rose.) Schaefer quit the project and Drake quickly followed. The scheduled November 26 opening at the Mark Hellinger Theatre was cancelled, and the project never was revived. Zenda (musical) Zenda is a musical with a book by Everett Freeman, lyrics by Lenny Adelson, Sid Kuller, and Martin Charnin, and music by Vernon Duke. Based on the 1894 Anthony Hope novel "The Prisoner of Zenda", it sets the action in contemporary times and transforms the protagonist into British song-and-dance man Richard Rassendyl, who is invited to perform at the wedding of Princess Flavia and King Rudolph of

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda that Witte made up his story after seeing the first film version of the novel. Author Salman Rushdie cited "The Prisoner of Zenda" in the epigraph to "Haroun and the Sea of Stories", the novel he wrote while living in hiding in the late 1980s. The novel has been part of the syllabus of higher secondary schools in Pakistan for over three decades. The series of British historical novels, the Flashman Papers, has the cowardly antihero of the roped into a similar plot by Otto von Bismark in the 1970 novel Royal Flash, which was later made into a 1975

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda can be linked to "The Prisoner of Zenda"; indeed, this novel spawned the genre known as Ruritanian romance. What follows is a short list of those homages with a clear debt to Anthony Hope's book. In a popular but very questionable account, a German circus acrobat named Otto Witte claimed he had been briefly mistaken for the new King of Albania at the time of that country's separation from the Ottoman Empire, and that he was crowned and reigned a few days. However, the date of this claim (1913), and the lack of any evidence to back it up, suggest

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film) this version. A comparison of the two films reveals that settings and camera angles, in most cases, are the same. In 1999, blacklisted writer Donald Ogden Stewart, who was credited with additional dialogue on the 1937 production, was given a restored credit for the 1952 film. Director Richard Thorpe and producer Pandro S. Berman had previously collaborated on "Ivanhoe" (1952) and, in addition to "The Prisoner of Zenda", would go on to team up again in "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1953), "Knights of the Round Table" (1953), "The Adventures of Quentin Durward", (1955) and "Jailhouse Rock" (1957) The cast

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) play opened in London in January 1896, C. Aubrey Smith played the dual lead roles. Massey asked Smith for advice and was told, "My dear Ray, in my time I have played every part in "The Prisoner of Zenda" except Princess Flavia. And I "always" had trouble with Black Michael!" The orchestra conductor who is forced to cease and resume conducting the Künstlerleben Walzer by Strauss every time the royal couple stop and start waltzing was played by Al Shean, uncle of the Marx Brothers. Former Prince of Sweden Sigvard Bernadotte was working in Hollywood at the time and was

neg: Alice Terry popular a film star from Mexico who drew in audiences as a "Latin lover", and became known as a sex symbol after the death of Rudolph Valentino. Many have said that Novarro outdid Terry in many films such as "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1922), "The Arab" (1924) and others; but this didn't hinder their friendship. In 1921, she married director Rex Ingram during production of "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1922), which he directed and in which she appeared as Princess Flavia. The couple sneaked away over one weekend, were married in Pasadena, and returned to work promptly the following Monday.

neg: Jhinder Bandi Jhinder Bandi Jhinder Bandi () is a 1961 Indian Bengali-language historical drama film directed by Tapan Sinha, starring Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Arundhati Devi, Tarun Kumar and Radhamohan Bhattacharya in lead roles. The film was based on a novel of same name ঝিন্দের বন্দী written by Saradindu Bandyopadhyay ,though the ending has been totally altered as that was in the novel,whose base plot was adopted from the 1894 novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Anthony Hope which was had already been adapted into a 1937 film "The Prisoner of Zenda". Human emotions like hate, love, jealousy and betrayal are all

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) drawbridge to let Zapt and his men in. When he finally succeeds, Rupert flees. Rudolf is restored to his throne. Rassendyll tries to persuade Flavia to leave with him, but her devotion to duty is too great, and their parting is bittersweet. Unbilled: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. initially wanted to play Rudolf, but when the role went to Colman, his father, Douglas Fairbanks, told him "not only is "The Prisoner of Zenda" one of the best romances written in a hundred years and always a success, but Rupert of Hentzau is probably one of the best villains ever written". When the

neg: C. Aubrey Smith the London stage in 1895. His first major role was in "The Prisoner of Zenda" the following year, playing the dual lead roles of king and look-alike. Forty-one years later, he appeared in the most acclaimed film version of the novel, this time as the wise old advisor. When Raymond Massey asked him to help him understand the role of Black Michael, he answered "My dear Ray, in my time I have played every part in "The Prisoner of Zenda" except Princess Flavia. And I "always" had trouble with Black Michael!" He made his Broadway debut as early as 1895

neg: Elke Sommer the director. In 1975, Peter Rogers cast her in the British comedy "Carry On Behind" as the Russian Professor Vrooshka. She became the "Carry On" films' highest-paid performer, at £30,000; this was an honour that she shared with Phil Silvers for "Follow That Camel." Most of her movie work during the decade came in European films. After the 1979 comedy "The Prisoner of Zenda," which reunited her with Sellers, the actress did virtually no more acting in Hollywood films, concentrating more on her artwork. Sommer also performed as a singer, recording and releasing several albums. (These had fallen out of

neg: English literature earliest examples, "King Solomon's Mines", in 1885. Contemporary European politics and diplomatic manoeuvrings informed Anthony Hope's Ruritanian adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1894). Literature for children developed as a separate genre. Some works become internationally known, such as those of Lewis Carroll, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865) and its sequel "Through the Looking-Glass". Robert Louis Stevenson's (1850–1894) "Treasure Island" (1883), is the classic pirate adventure. At the end of the Victorian era and leading into the Edwardian era, Beatrix Potter was an author and illustrator, best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters. In her thirties, Potter

neg: Spy fiction is thematically related to the novel of adventure ("The Prisoner of Zenda", 1894, "The Scarlet Pimpernel", 1905), the thriller (such as the works of Edgar Wallace) and the politico–military thriller ("The Schirmer Inheritance", 1953, "The Quiet American", 1955). Early examples of the espionage novel are "The Spy" (1821) and "The Bravo" (1831), by American novelist James Fenimore Cooper. "The Bravo" attacks European anti-republicanism, by depicting Venice as a city-state where a ruthless oligarchy wears the mask of the "serene republic". In nineteenth-century France, the Dreyfus Affair (1894–99) contributed much to public interest in espionage. For some twelve years (ca. 1894–1906),

neg: Sid Kuller terrible night of [Kuller's] life in show business." Nevertheless, Kuller continued producing night-club acts until his death and was responsible for writing two fondly remembered parody shows for the Jewish dialect comedians Mickey Katz and Billy Gray: "The Cohen Mutiny" (i.e. "Caine" takeoff) and "My Fairfax Lady", where an upperclass British woman is taught to speak with a Jewish accent! In 1963 Kuller was heavily involved in writing (and rewriting) the ambitious, but troubled Vernon Duke musical "Zenda", based on "The Prisoner of Zenda", for the San Francisco Light Opera Company with Alfred Drake and Chita Rivera. But his final

neg: Ronald Colman Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, before emigrating to the USA, and having a successful Hollywood film career, he was most popular during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. He received Oscar nominations for "Bulldog Drummond" (1929), "Condemned" (1929) and "Random Harvest" (1942). Colman starred in several classic films, including "A Tale of Two Cities" (1935), "Lost Horizon" (1937) and "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1937). He also played the starring role in the Technicolor classic "Kismet" (1944), with Marlene

neg: Otto Witte the story. Otto Witte's story was adapted by Harry Turtledove for his fantasy novel "Every Inch a King". Witte's story bears a strong resemblance to the best-selling adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1894), of which the first film adaptation was released in 1913. The central concept of "Zenda" is a commoner being mistaken for a king, and assuming his place. Another adaption of Otto Witte's story is in the 2012 novel "If you're reading this I'm already dead" by Andrew Nicoll. Various newspapers and magazines took Otto's story as fact and repeated it, including "Time" magazine, which published an

neg: Zenda (musical) promising. When Schaefer, who felt the show wasn't ready for Broadway, invited Samuel A. Taylor to revise the book, Freeman objected, claiming the problems lay not with his work but Schaefer's direction. One inherent problem that didn't exist in any of the film adaptations, and which neither writing nor staging could resolve, was Drake's inability to appear as both Rassendyl and Rudolph at the same time. (This did not appear to be a problem in the novel's first dramatisation in 1896; "The Prisoner of Zenda" opened as a play in the London's West End, co-written by the novel's author and

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) and quotes a 1971 comment by John Cutts that the film becomes more "fascinating and beguiling" as time goes by. "Halliwell's Film Guide 2008" calls it "one of the most entertaining films to come out of Hollywood". Twelve residents of Zenda, Ontario, were flown to New York for the premiere. The film earned a profit of $182,000. In 1947, Selznick announced he would make a sequel based on a play adaptation of "Rupert of Hentzau", starring Joseph Cotten as King Rudolph/Rudolph, Louis Jourdan and Alida Valli. The film was never made. Colman, Smith and Fairbanks reprised their roles for a

neg: Noel Langley the Canadian Navy, Langley worked on many British films. He also co-wrote the hit West End play "Edward, My Son" with Robert Morley. His film credits include the film noir "They Made Me a Fugitive" (1947), the remake of "Tom Brown's Schooldays" (1951), the Alastair Sim "Scrooge" (1951), "The Pickwick Papers" (1952), "Ivanhoe" (1952) and the Technicolor "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1952). (His contribution to "Zenda", however, was minimal, since the 1952 film followed the script nearly word-for-word the 1937 film version, on which Langley did "not" work.) In 1964, Langley made a series of tapes for New York radio

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film) trap. While the trap fails, Frewin, acting as Henzau's coach driver, is recognized and captured upon arrival in Zenda. Frewin and Rudolf escape with Antoinette's help, and when Sapt and his men arrive at the castle, Henzau switches sides and aids Frewin and Rudolf against Michael, opens the castle gates and rides away, telling Sapt that he will report for duty next week. Michael and his men attempt to capture Rudolf and Frewin, but they jump off the battlements into the moat, and Sapt has Michael arrested for his treachery. Assuming Frewin's identity, Rudolf pursues his interests in the countess

neg: Rupert of Hentzau the dual roles of King Rudolf and Rudolf Rassendyll. Several motion picture adaptations were made, although not as many as for "Zenda". Film versions of "Rupert of Hentzau" include the following: David O. Selznick considered making a film version of the novel, as a follow-up to his hugely successful 1937 film of "The Prisoner of Zenda", using again Douglas Fairbanks Jr. He decided not to because of the tragic subject matter and his commitment to filming "Gone with the Wind". The 1923 silent film version had been produced by his father, Lewis J. Selznick, and his brother, Myron Selznick. On

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 film) Frewin (Sellers), the new King's half-brother from an affair with a British actress, rescues Rudolf from an assassination attempt. Once his resemblance to the King is noticed, Frewin is hired by the general ostensibly as the King's coachman, but actually to play the role of decoy. The ruse is quickly uncovered, however, when during an attack by Michael's men the royal guardsmen address Frewin as their new king, and the two look-alikes get acquainted. In an unattended moment, Rudolf is captured and brought to Michael's castle of Zenda. Out of necessity, Frewin has to keep masquerading as the King for

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film) Help comes from an unexpected quarter. To be king, Michael must marry his cousin Flavia. Rupert sets a trap for Rassendyll and arrives with 2 other men to kill him. But before Rupert arrives, Antoinette de Mauban (Greer), Michael's jealous French mistress, slips in and reveals to Rassendyle that (1) it is a trap to kill him, and (2) that the king is being held in Michael's castle near Zenda and promises to help rescue him. Since Rudolf would be executed at the first sign of a rescue attempt, she proposes that one man swim the moat and hold off

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) opinion. As they spend time together, they fall in love. With the coronation accomplished, Rassendyll returns to resume his real identity, only to find the king has been kidnapped by Rupert of Hentzau (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), Michael's charmingly amoral henchman. Rassendyll is forced to continue the impersonation while Zapt searches for Rudolf. However, Michael cannot denounce the masquerade without incriminating himself. Help comes from an unexpected quarter. To be king, Michael must marry his cousin Flavia. Antoinette de Mauban (Mary Astor), Michael's jealous French mistress, reveals that the king is being held in Michael's castle near Zenda and promises to

neg: Brownstone Theater Brownstone Theater Brownstone Theater is an old-time radio dramatic anthology in the United States. It was broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System February 21, 1945 - September 23, 1945. "Brownstone Theater" featured adaptations of stories and plays that were popular at the turn of the 20th century. The premiere offering, "The Lion and the Mouse", was followed by productions such as "The Man Without a Country", "The Prisoner of Zenda", and "Cyrano de Bergerac". A contemporary publication's radio listing described the material as "Revivals of some of the plays that thrilled Grandpa and Grandma." Radio historian John Dunning wrote in

neg: Venusberg (novel) been satirizing how things happen "on the Continent." Venusberg (novel) Venusberg is the second novel by the English writer Anthony Powell. Published in 1932, it is set in an unidentified Baltic country which draws clearly on Powell's experiences in Finland and Estonia. Some see the novel as part of the Ruritanian tradition (cf. "The Prisoner of Zenda"), perhaps a modernist pastiche of the form. The novel continues Powell's humorously critical examination of society, its various forms and fashions, this time against a background largely removed from London and English life. Romantic entanglements and the dissatisfactions of love remain a major

neg: Venusberg (novel) Venusberg (novel) Venusberg is the second novel by the English writer Anthony Powell. Published in 1932, it is set in an unidentified Baltic country which draws clearly on Powell's experiences in Finland and Estonia. Some see the novel as part of the Ruritanian tradition (cf. "The Prisoner of Zenda"), perhaps a modernist pastiche of the form. The novel continues Powell's humorously critical examination of society, its various forms and fashions, this time against a background largely removed from London and English life. Romantic entanglements and the dissatisfactions of love remain a major concern and the novel maintains Powell's characteristic mingling

neg: Richard Lee Jackson an amateur ventriloquist and businesswoman, and Dr. Rick "Ricky Lee" Jackson, a family physician, country musician and Congressional candidate in the state of Washington. Jackson was raised in Battle Ground, Washington with his brother Jonathan Jackson, an actor and musician, and his sister Candice Jackson, a lawyer, author, and official in the Trump administration. His other television credits include a lead role in the television movie "Hope Ranch" starring Bruce Boxleitner, a supporting role in Showtime's "The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc." and guest appearances on syndicated shows such as "Boy Meets World", "", and "Baywatch", among others. In 1993 he

neg: Arthur Hoops Arthur Hoops Arthur Hoops (1870 – September 17, 1916) was an American stage and screen actor. Born in Chicago in 1870, on the stage Hoops was primarily associated with actor James K. Hackett. From 1900 on Hoops supported or costarred with Hackett in three Ruritanian themed plays "Rupert of Hentzau", "The Pride of Jennico" and most famously "The Prisoner of Zenda". Hoops also appeared in "Alice of Old Vincennes" in 1901 with Virginia Harned. Both he and Hackett were well over 6'4" and made worthy adversaries in the famous duelling scene from "Zenda". It was the most famous duelling scene

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film) her to leave with him, her sense of honour and duty to her country compel her to stay, and Rassendyll departs alone. Director Rex Ingram and star Alice Terry had known each other since they worked together on the film "Shore Acres" in 1920. The pair slipped off together during filming one Saturday and were married. They spent Sunday watching movies together, and were back at work on Monday. It was not revealed that they had married until after the film had been completed and the couple were on their honeymoon. The film was received positively by critics. "The New

neg: The Prisoner of Benda inverted as above in sequence after which and can be switched if necessary via , as was desired. The episode's title and the Robo-Hungarian emperor subplot are references to the 1894 adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda", in which a king is replaced by a commoner, by English novelist Anthony Hope. The episode also references the Turing test, a philosophical test designed to assess whether a computer can demonstrate true intelligence; actor Nicolas Cage; and the television character Fat Albert. "The Prisoner of Benda" originally aired on Comedy Central on August 19, 2010. In its original American broadcast, "The Prisoner

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film) switch places with the king once more, he and Sapt find only the corpse of Josef (Snitz Edwards), the servant left to guard the king. Rassendyll is forced to continue the masquerade. With Rudolf guarded by a handful of trusted retainers at Zenda Castle, Michael tries unsuccessfully to bribe Rassendyll into leaving. In the days that follow, Rasssendyll becomes acquainted with Flavia, and the two fall in love. Meanwhile, Rupert tries to alienate Antoinette from Michael by telling her that Michael will marry Flavia once Rudolf is out of the way. However, it has an unintended effect; Antionette reveals Michael's

neg: The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film) plans and Rudolf's location to von Tarlenheim. A dwarf assassin (John George) in Michael's pay tries to garrot Rassendyll, but Sapt interrupts him before he can finish the job. The would-be killer mistakenly signals to an anxiously waiting Michael that the deed is done, and the duke hastens to Zenda to quietly dispose of the real king. However, Rassendyll was only rendered unconscious. When von Tarlenheim arrives with his news, the three men chase after Michael. Sapt and von Tarlenheim split up to find a way into the castle, but when Antoinette lowers the drawbridge, Rassendyll goes inside alone. Though

neg: Noda Hideki productions are "The Prisoner of Zenda Castle" ("Zenda-jō no toriko", 1981) and "Here Comes the Wild Beast" ("Nokemono kitarite", 1984), which was characterized by zany wordplay, rapid-fire delivery, and frenetic movement. The turning point in Noda's career was in late 1992 while he was living in London. A year later, he founded Noda Map where he worked at kabukiand opera and produced his own plays. Noda's plays have moved beyond the child's dream world to social issues such as nationalism, colonialism, sexuality and crime. The major full-length works are "Kill" ("Kiru", 1994) and "Pandora's Bell" ("Pandora no kane", 1999). His

neg: The Prisoner of Benda The title and the story's main subplot is a reference to the 1894 adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" by English novelist Anthony Hope. Series writer Eric Rogers considers this his favorite episode of the season. Professor Farnsworth switches consciousness with Amy using a new invention so that he can relive his youth. Likewise, Amy is nostalgic for her younger days of constantly eating and wishes to use the Professor's skinny body to gorge herself with food once again. Later, they find they cannot revert to their own bodies, because the device will not operate on the same pairing of

neg: Symkaria war. The two countries then play host to a battle between the Avengers and the Transformers. Symkaria Symkaria is a fictional Eastern European country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The country was created by Tom DeFalco for the Marvel Universe. It is one of several fictional countries in Eastern Europe created for Marvel Comics. The fictional country is mostly known as being the home of Silver Sable and the Wild Pack team though it is used throughout the Marvel Universe. The country has appeared in issues of "Silver Sable", "Silver Sable and the Wild Pack", "The

neg: Symkaria Symkaria Symkaria is a fictional Eastern European country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The country was created by Tom DeFalco for the Marvel Universe. It is one of several fictional countries in Eastern Europe created for Marvel Comics. The fictional country is mostly known as being the home of Silver Sable and the Wild Pack team though it is used throughout the Marvel Universe. The country has appeared in issues of "Silver Sable", "Silver Sable and the Wild Pack", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Thunderbolts", "Citizen V and the V-Battalion", and other comics published by Marvel Comics. Symkaria

neg: John L. Balderston Selznick which was sold to Universal. Balderston worked on "Peter Ibbetson" (1935) for Henry Hathaway. He was one of several writers on "The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss" (1936) and did "The Last of the Mohicans" (1936) with Philip Dunne. He adapted a Hungarian play into "Farewell Performance" for the English stage in 1936. In Hollywood, Balderston specialised in British themed subjects: "The Man Who Changed His Mind" (1936); "Beloved Enemy" (1936) for Sam Goldwyn; "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1937) for Selznick. He wrote an unused script, "Murder in Church" in 1938 and was one of the team of writers

neg: Edward Rose Edward Rose died on 31 December 1904 at the age of 55. He is sometimes confused or conflated with Edward Everett Rose (1862–1939), a Canadian-born American dramatist also known for dramatizing novels, notably "Richard Carvel" and the Penrod stories of Booth Tarkington. Edward Rose Edward Rose (7 August 1849 – 31 December 1904) was an English playwright, best known for his adaptations of novels for the stage, mainly "The Prisoner of Zenda". He was also the theatre critic for "The Sunday Times". Edward Rose was born in Swaffham, Norfolk, on 7 August 1849, son of Caleb Rose, a physician, and

neg: Edward Rose Edward Rose Edward Rose (7 August 1849 – 31 December 1904) was an English playwright, best known for his adaptations of novels for the stage, mainly "The Prisoner of Zenda". He was also the theatre critic for "The Sunday Times". Edward Rose was born in Swaffham, Norfolk, on 7 August 1849, son of Caleb Rose, a physician, and his first wife, Isabella Morse. He attended Islington Proprietary School and Ipswich Grammar School. He worked in the solicitors firm Cobbold and Yarrington (in Ipswich) for four years, from 1868 to 1872. In 1872 he moved to London. He began writing plays

neg: Paul Lewis (composer) Paul Lewis (composer) Paul Lewis (born 1943) is a British composer who was born in Brighton, England. Lewis began composing for television at age 20 and is best known today for his television music. It includes TV scores for dramatic series such as "Arthur of the Britons", "The Prisoner of Zenda" and "Undermind", children's series such as "Brendon Chase", "Seal Morning" and "Woof!" and comedies such as the "Monty Python's Flying Circus" and "The Benny Hill Show". Lewis has also written music for films and the concert hall. A number of works by Lewis have been recorded, including his "English

neg: Arthur Rackham in "To the Other Side" by Thomas Rhodes, but his first serious commission was in 1894 for "The Dolly Dialogues", the collected sketches of Anthony Hope, who later went on to write "The Prisoner of Zenda". Book illustrating then became Rackham's career for the rest of his life. By the turn of the century, Rackham had developed a reputation for pen and ink fantasy illustration with richly illustrated gift books such as "The Ingoldsby Legends" (1898), "Gulliver's Travels" and "Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm" (both 1900). This was developed further through the austere years of the Boer War with

neg: Lewis Stone a writer. He soon began acting. In 1912, he found success in the popular play "Bird of Paradise" which starred Laurette Taylor. The play was later filmed in 1932 and 1951. Stone's career was interrupted by World War I where he served again in the United States Army in the cavalry. He showed up in First National's 1920 "Nomads of the North" to good effect playing a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. He portrayed the title role in the 1922 silent film version of "The Prisoner of Zenda". Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for

neg: Paul Lewis (composer) Suite", "Rosa mundi" and "Suite navarraise" in the Naxos series of "English String Miniatures" alongside works by Frank Bridge, Frederick Delius, Gustav Holst, John Ireland, and Peter Warlock. He is a cousin of composer Keith Burstein. Paul Lewis (composer) Paul Lewis (born 1943) is a British composer who was born in Brighton, England. Lewis began composing for television at age 20 and is best known today for his television music. It includes TV scores for dramatic series such as "Arthur of the Britons", "The Prisoner of Zenda" and "Undermind", children's series such as "Brendon Chase", "Seal Morning" and "Woof!" and

neg: Walter Slaughter to Henry James's "Guy Domville" (1895) and "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1896) around this time. In 1897, Basil Hood and Slaughter wrote a series of short children's musicals based on fairy tales that received warm reviews. Also with Hood, Slaughter wrote a farcical musical comedy, "Dandy Dan the Lifeguardsman" (1897, Lyric Theatre), another successful vehicle for Roberts, and "Orlando Dando, The Volunteer" (1898), a similar success for Dan Leno at the Fulham Grand Theatre and then on tour. Next, Slaughter wrote three shows for the Vaudeville Theatre managed by Seymour Hicks. The most successful of these was "Bluebell in Fairyland"

neg: Jonathan Jackson (actor) concentration and humor." Pfeiffer added, "When Jonathan and I read together, it was like he was my own son. And we just went at each other in only this way that a mother and son could do. His reading was exhilarating." Jackson was nominated for YoungStar Awards in 1997 for "Prisoner of Zenda, Inc." and 1999 for "The Deep End of the Ocean". In December 1999, "Newsweek" magazine reported Jackson was likely to be taking on the role of Anakin Skywalker in "". However, he was soon dropped from the running, and publications speculated the prior publicity had hurt his

neg: The King's Thief the reign of Charles II (likely based on Thomas Blood). Edwin Knopf was to produce and Knopf's son Christopher wrote the script. It was originally envisioned as a vehicle for Stewart Granger, who had recently made a swashbuckler for the studio, "The Prisoner of Zenda" 1952). MGM then announced Robert Taylor would play the lead. Then by April 1953 Granger was back as star. Eventually the lead was given to Edmund Purdom who MGM were building into a star at the time. In February 1954 MGM announced the film would be part of its schedule for the following year and

neg: James Mason "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", "Lolita", "North by Northwest", "The Prisoner of Zenda", "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", "A Touch of Larceny", "Bigger Than Life", "Julius Caesar", "Georgy Girl", "The Deadly Affair", "Age of Consent", "Heaven Can Wait", "The Boys from Brazil", "The Verdict", "Mandingo", "Murder by Decree" and "Salem's Lot." Mason was nominated for three Academy Awards, three Golden Globes (winning the Golden Globe in 1955 for "A Star is Born") and two BAFTA Awards throughout his career. Following his death in 1984, his ashes were interred near the tomb of his close friend, fellow English actor

neg: Stewart Granger the resulting film was a notable critical and commercial success. After this came the remake of "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1952), for which his theatrical voice, stature (6'2") and dignified profile made him a natural. It too was popular. In 1952 he and Jean Simmons sued Howard Hughes for $250,000 damages arising from an alleged breach of contract. The case was settled out of court. Columbia borrowed him to play the love interest of Rita Hayworth in "Salome" (1953), another big hit. Back at MGM he co-starred with his wife in "Young Bess" (1953), playing Thomas Seymour. The film was

neg: Len Birman of Fame, Actors TV Theatre, The Witness. Among these were roles in "Cyrano de Bergerac", "The Three Musketeers", "The Scarlet Pimpernel", and "The Prisoner of Zenda". Birman's first U.S. screen credit was for a role on "Naked City". Birman has also instructed advanced acting students and coached professional actors. He served as guest lecturer and/or instructor at the National Theatre School of Canada, Manitoba School of Theatre and Allied Arts, The Okanagan Summer Arts Festival and The Hub of Hollywood. Birman is best known for his roles in feature films, including Harry Herman, the father in "Lies My Father Told

neg: David O. Selznick realized that goal by leasing RKO Culver City Studios & back lot, formed Selznick International Pictures, and distributed his films through United Artists. His successes continued with classics such as "The Garden of Allah" (1936), "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1937), "A Star Is Born" (1937), "Nothing Sacred" (1937), "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1938), "The Young in Heart" (1938), "Made for Each Other" (1939), "Intermezzo" (1939) and "Gone with the Wind" (1939), which remains the highest-grossing film of all time (adjusted for inflation). "Gone with the Wind" won eight Oscars and two special awards. Selznick also won the Irving G.

neg: Grace Kimball for a few years before returning. She continued to appear on stage through at least 1913, when she was in the cast of "The Passing Show of 1913". In her later years she resided with her husband in Greenwich, Connecticut. Grace Kimball Grace Kimball (February 18, 1868) was an American stage actress, known for playing leading roles opposite to E. H. Sothern, including in the first play adaptation of "The Prisoner of Zenda". Kimball was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1868. She moved to New York City to pursue acting and studied under David Belasco. She first appeared on

neg: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. then returned to London for "Mimi" (1935). The latter starred Gertrude Lawrence, who became romantically involved with Fairbanks Jr. He announced he would make "Zorro Rides Again" with his father. Fairbanks fell ill during the 1936 flu epidemic. He did some films which he helped produce through his Criterion Films label: "Man of the Moment" (1935), "The Amateur Gentleman" (1936), "Accused" (1936), and "Jump for Glory" (1937) (directed by Raoul Walsh). Fairbanks Jr. returned to Hollywood when David O. Selznick offered him the role of Rupert of Hentzau in "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1937). He had been reluctant to accept

neg: E. H. Sothern years. He made a hit as the lovesick auctioneer in the romantic comedy "The Highest Bidder" (1887). He was especially known for his heroic portrayal of Rudolph Rassendyl in the first stage adaptation of "The Prisoner of Zenda", by Anthony Hope, which he first played in 1895. The role made him a star. In 1896, Sothern married actress Virginia Harned. After he left the Lyceum, he continued in romantic roles in New York. In 1899, he played d'Artagnan in "The King's Musketeers", and in 1900 he played Heinrich in "The Sunken Bell" and Sir Geoffrey Bloomfield in "Drifting Apart". For

neg: Sigmund Romberg musical. Romberg wrote another Jolson vehicle in 1921, "Bombo". He wrote the music for the musical comedy "Poor Little Ritz Girl", which also had songs by Richard Rodgers. Romberg's adaptation of melodies by Franz Schubert for "Blossom Time" (1921, produced in the UK as "Lilac Time") was a great success. He subsequently wrote his best-known operettas, "The Student Prince" (1924), "The Desert Song" (1926) and "The New Moon" (1928), which are in a style similar to the Viennese operettas of Franz Lehár. He also wrote "Princess Flavia" (1925), an operetta based on "The Prisoner of Zenda". His other works, "My

neg: Trifling Women its general release on November 6. It received mixed reviews. "Harrison's Report" called it "an unquestionable masterpiece". On the other hand, the reviewer for "Variety" felt it was a let-down compared to "The Prisoner of Zenda", and the "New York Times" called it "an impossible rigmarole". Samuel Goldwyn saw an advance screening of the film and was especially impressed by Novarro. He offered him a contract of $2,000 a week. This would certainly have been a major career step, since his salary for "Trifling Women" was $125. Novarro refused, however, deciding to remain loyal to Ingram, who gave him his

neg: The Brigand (film) The Brigand (film) The Brigand is a 1952 romantic adventure filmed in Technicolor and directed by Phil Karlson. It is the second film that Anthony Dexter made for producer Edward Small for Columbia Pictures after his debut in "Valentino". A rogue exile impersonates a King and a virtuous person wants to be so because he is the rightful heir to the throne. Loosely based on "The Brigand" by Alexandre Dumas, the film is set in the Napoleonic era in 1804 in the mythical Iberian nation of "Mandorra". The film bears a resemblance to "The Prisoner of Zenda" with Dexter playing