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“The Prisoner of Zenda”, based on the first of Anthony Hope’s ‘Zenda’ novels, has been filmed at least six times since 1913, but the first two ‘sound’ versions, from 1937 and 1952, are the most well-liked versions of this timeless narrative…and having them, packaged together, at LAST on video, is a cause to celebrate!

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The anecdote is simple, and has been done many times before; a drugged and kidnapped monarch-to-be must be impersonated by look-alike at the coronation, lest his kingdom drop into raze at the hands of an injurious half-brother!

The David O. Selznick-produced 1937 version offers the immortal Ronald Colman in the dual role of Rudolf, European crown prince, and Rudolf Rassendyll, his look-alike British cousin, extinguish product of a brief affair of an ancestor; the shapely Madeleine Carroll is the royal betrothed, who falls in admire with the pretender; Raymond Massey portrays Murky Michael, Rudolf’s scheming half-brother; and, best of all, a youthful Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., son of mute Hollywood’s greatest swashbuckler (and a elegant splendid swashbuckler, himself), is the definitive Rupert of Hentzau, the suavely villainous ally of Michael.

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In the hands of this PERFECT cast (with terrific aid by C. Aubrey Smith, a young David Niven, and Mary Astor) “Zenda” becomes a stylish legend of savor, intrigue, and derring-do. High points include an astonishingly pretty Royal Ball, where Colman and Carroll allege their love; a very humorous yet menacing meeting between Colman and Fairbanks, as they discuss the proper King’s potential fate; and best of all, a Elegant climactic swordfight between the pair, as they tear and parry furiously through the halls of a castle, while exchanging quips and one-liners about a British education!

MGM, in their 1952 remake, tried to surpass the earlier version by creating a technicolor ‘scene-for-scene’ duplicate of the film, utilizing some of their biggest stars, and reworking Alfred Newman’s fresh musical regain. The destroy result, however, was a mixed bag…

Stewart Granger, MGM’s resident 50s swashbuckler, certainly was more athletic than Colman, but lacked the older actor’s panache, and more importantly, ‘The Voice’, that distinctive, oft-imitated but never duplicated speaking lisp that made Ronald Colman so novel. While Deborah Kerr was as regally splendid as Madeleine Carroll, she lacked Carroll’s fragile quality, which made the doomed worship so heartbreaking. Robert Douglas was sterling as Gloomy Michael, but James Mason, as Rupert of Hentzau, was miscast in the role. While a quick-witted actor, Mason was too obsolete, and actually TOO villainous! While Rupert is jaded and unscrupulous, he also has to be such a young, likable scoundrel that his flee, after the climactic duel, disappoints no one, not even the hero he nearly defeats, which ideally salubrious the cocky, younger Fairbanks. Seeing a malevolent Mason hurry ‘justice’ seems unfair!

David Niven, in his autobiography, said he plan MGM’s remake was a ridiculous opinion, and that he was gratified that the newer production, even as a scene-for-scene copy, failed. While I consider he was, perhaps, too hard on the Granger film, which is mild inviting, I have to agree that it doesn’t even advance cessation to the magic of Ronald Colman’s 1937 classic!

But better yet, potential buyer…At this terrific tag, you can believe for yourself!

I am a grand fan of epics/adventure films…thing like Indiana Jones, Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, Ben-Hur, Lord of the Rings…and I have been waiting for this DVD for years!

The 1937 version of “The Prisoner of Zenda” is one of my accepted films ever…it’s one of the very few movies that both generations of my family devour. A dazzling epic with fairly generous action scenes, witty dialogue, and a nobility slow the events and characters which manages to rush being corny or mature. The characters are cast to perfection (Douglas Faribanks Jr. IS Rupert of Hentzau–this is, essentially, his defining role) and most of the actors would continue to play roles with similar personalities throughout their careers. The coronation scene (using Handel’s “Leer Now the Conq’ring Hero Comes” from Judas Maccabaeus) is particularly valuable.

The 50′s version is almost a scene-for-scene remake, but with wrong actors, totally fake-looking sets (truly idiotic…Brigadoon-esque), and absurd ‘humorous’ additions to the script sprinkled throughout.

Buy this for the recent film; the station is unruffled worth it.

Oh, and, the new is even better.

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