The Match King (1932)
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.
- Date of release
- 1932-12-31
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Howard Bretherton, William Keighley
Casting
- 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
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