The King's Jester

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The King's Jester (1937)

Directed by Mesquitinha

Comedy · 1h 35m

A wealthy sugar mill owner, widowed and living with his only son, suffers from profound melancholy. To alleviate his suffering, he seeks entertainment in the form of any jerk willing to lend a hand. Among the many candidates his secretary presents to fill the "position", a certain "Penguin", who along with his sister "Picolé" lives on the favela hill under the protection of a kind Portuguese shopkeeper, completely pleases the "sovereign" of sugar. With "Penguin"'s entry into the court as the sugar king's "fool", great transformations take place in the home of the wealthy misanthrope.

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Cast

Mesquitinha Pinguim Conchita de Moraes Madame Larousse
M
Manoel Pera Milionário Déa Selva Elisa
A
Augusto Henriques Alberto Wanda Marchetti Elza Nilza Magrassi Darcy Cazarré
S
Sara Nobre Rosina Pagã Elvira Pagã

Crew

Director
Mesquitinha
Screenplay
Joracy Camargo
Producer
Wallace Downey

Details

Original title
O Bobo do Rei
Release date
1937-08-09
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil
Production
Sonofilmes