The Match King

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.

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

  • Howard Bretherton
  • William Keighley

Producers

  • Hal B. Wallis

Screenwriter

  • Houston Branch
  • Sidney Sutherland

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