The King's Thief (1955)

62% User Rating

1h 18min

"A romance inspired by a true story of a soldier of fortune!"

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.

Robert Z. LeonardDirector

Cast

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Ann Blyth

Lady Mary

Edmund Purdom

Michael Dermott

David Niven

James - Duke of Brampton

George Sanders

King Charles II

Roger Moore

Jack

John Dehner

Captain Herrick

Sean McClory

Sheldon

Tudor Owen

Simon

Melville Cooper

Henry Wynch

Alan Mowbray

Sir Gilbert Talbot

Rhys Williams

Turnkey

Joan Elan

Charity Fell

Charles Davis

Apothecary

Ian Wolfe

Fell

Paul Cavanagh

Sir Edward Scott

Lillian Kemble-Cooper

Mrs. Fell

Isobel Elsom

Mrs. Bennett

Milton Parsons

Adam Urich

Lord Layton

Jacob Hall

Queenie Leonard

Apothecary's Wife

Owen McGiveney

Hoskins

Robert Dix

Husky

Michael Dugan

Husky

James Logan

Guard

Jimmy Aubrey

Little Man (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Servant (uncredited)

Leslie Denison

Beadle (voice) (uncredited)

Ronald Green

Hired Swordsman (uncredited)

Peter Hansen

Sir Isaac Newton (uncredited)

Ramsay Hill

Lord (uncredited)

Charles Keane

Guard (uncredited)

Keith McConnell

Usher (uncredited)

John Monaghan

Shaddy (uncredited)

Matt Moore

Gentleman (uncredited)

Clive Morgan

Captain of Guards (uncredited)

Vesey O'Davoren

Courier (uncredited)

Gordon Richards

Courier (uncredited)

Lewis L. Russell

Gentleman (uncredited)

Gilchrist Stuart

Clerk (uncredited)

Trevor Ward

Perspiring Man (uncredited)

Trude Wyler

Celestine (uncredited)

Ashley Cowan

Reviews (1)

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CinemaSerf

Rating 60%

November 14, 2022

Edmund Purdom plays "Michael Dermott" a petty crook and the hero in this tale of a 17th Century plot by the evil, ambitious "Duke of Brampton" (David Niven) to amass a fortune by denouncing as many wealthy nobles as he can before he can depose the weak Charles II (George Sanders) and rule Britain. Ann Blyth is the daughter of one such man who was hung for treason. She enlists the help of Purdom and they set out to foil these dastardly plans with the aid of the Duke's self-incriminating little black book. It's a fine looking film, and Niven and Sanders put some class into it. Otherwise, though, the leads are quite feeble as is the script.