The Match King (1932)
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.
- Released
- 1932-12-31
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William Keighley, Sidney Sutherland, Howard Bretherton, Houston Branch
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- Warren William as Paul Kroll
- Lili Damita as Marta Molnar
- Glenda Farrell as Babe
- Juliette Compton as Sonia Lombard
- Claire Dodd as Ilse Wagner
- Harold Huber as Scarlatti
- John Wray as Foreman of Janitors
- Spencer Charters as Oscar
- Murray Kinnell as Nyberg
- Hardie Albright as Erik Borg
- Alan Hale as Borglund
- Edmund Breese as Olaf Christofsen