Rudolph proceeds to drink everyone else under the table. Rassendyl and Rudolph take a liking to each other and the group goes off to a nearby hunting lodge for some dinner and drinks.
He and Rassendyll look identical, most likely thanks to a dalliance between two distant relatives. It soon becomes clear why when Rudolph V shows up. Zapt and von Tarlenheim are slightly startled by Rassendyll’s appearance but they are more amused than anything. Aubrey Smith) and Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim (David Niven) are on a hunting trip with the almost king, Rudolf V (Ronald Colman). While relaxing by a stream he runs into two well-dressed men.
He goes off to enjoy his fishing trip leaving the local inhabitants behind. The British tourist is finding that wherever he goes people keep giving him odd looks and are unable to form words correctly. In some picturesque country far off in the Balkans, Rudolf Rassendyll (Ronald Colman) is having a very strange time with the locals.
But in 1937 with THE PRISONER OF ZENDA he became just that. Now having said that, the name Ronald Colman does not immediately strike one as being a natural leading man in a swashbuckler. When I want to sit back, pop some popcorn, and have a darn good time, no Marvel blow-em-up for me thanks I will take Errol Flynn and his acts of daring do. Buckle your swashes and check out all the other posts here! This post is part of The Swashathon hosted by Fritzi of Movies Silently.