Des Königs Dieb
(1955)
Regisseur:
Robert Z. Leonard, Hugo FregoneseSchauspieler:
Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven, George Sanders, Roger Moore, Melville Cooper, Ian Wolfe, Isobel Elsom, Leonard Carey, John Dehner, Sean McClory, Tudor Owen, Alan Mowbray, Rhys Williams, Joan Elan, Charles DavisEngland im 17. Jahrhundert. König Charles II protegiert ausgerechnet Herzog von Brampton (David Niven), der die Ermordung des Monarchen plant. Einzig des Königs ehemaliger Offizier Dermott, der sich aus der intriganten Hofgesellschaft ausgeklingt hat und zum Straßenräuber geworden ist, erkennt die Gefahr. Mit einem raffinierten Schachzug will er den Schurken entlarven…
Lady Mary's father is innocently accused of treason and is executed. It is the king's evil chancellor, the duke of Brompton, who has found a way of getting rich by accusing his enemies of treason, having them killed and then expropriating their fortune. Lady Mary travels to London to meet the duke, but instead meets the handsome Michael Dermott. Dermott has found the duke's notebook where all his evil schemes have been written down. Of course, he is very anxious to get his notebook back...
Lady Mary's father is innocently accused of treason and is executed. It is the king's evil chancellor, the duke of Brompton, who has found a way of getting rich by accusing his enemies of treason, having them killed and then expropriating their fortune. Lady Mary travels to London to meet the duke, but instead meets the handsome Michael Dermott. Dermott has found the duke's notebook where all his evil schemes have been written down. Of course, he is very anxious to get his notebook back...
