The Match King
- Released on
Drama
•- Runtime
- 79 mins
(5 votes)
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.
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.
Cast
- Warren William
- Lili Damita
- Glenda Farrell
- Juliette Compton
- Claire Dodd
- Harold Huber
- John Wray
- Spencer Charters
- Murray Kinnell
- Hardie Albright
- Alan Hale
- Edmund Breese
- Robert McWade
- Irving Bacon
- Harry Beresford
- Ed Brady
- Wallis Clark
- John Elliott
- Frank Ellis
- Antonio Filauri
- John Ince
- DeWitt Jennings
- Lee Kohlmar
- Alphonse Martell
- George Meeker
- Greta Meyer
- Torben Meyer
- Harold Minjir
- Bodil Rosing
- Rolfe Sedan
- Charles Sellon
- John St. Polis
- Frederick Sullivan
- Sheila Terry
- Wilhelm von Brincken
Director
- William Keighley
- Howard Bretherton
Producers
- Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter
- Sidney Sutherland
- Houston Branch
