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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 follows the rise and fall of Swedish safety match tycoon Ivar Kreuger. Based on the novel by Einar Thorvaldson, the film was released on ...
With Warren William, Lili Damita, Glenda Farrell, Juliette Compton. Unscrupulous Paul Kroll, starting as a Chicago janitor, uses graft to finance a trip to Sweden where by trickery he gains control of his uncle's small match factory.
Both Graham Greene's novel England Made Me (and the film later made on its base) and Ayn Rand's play Night of January 16 feature a powerful Scandinavian tycoon recognizably modeled on Kreuger. The film The Match King is a fictionalized account of Kreuger's life.
Als Match King expandiert William virtuos ins weltweite Betrügertum: ein Schlüsselfilm über den berüchtigten Streichholzmonopolisten und Finanzschwindler Ivan Kreuger. (C.H.)
Howard Bretherton. Director. Einar Thorvaldson. Novel. Houston Branch. Screenplay. Sidney Sutherland. Screenplay. Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden.
In 1920s Chicago, Paul Kroll (Warren William) rises from humble street sweeper to merciless entrepreneur by using deceitful, underhanded tactics. When his uncle sends word that his hometown's...
- Crime, Drama
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...
