Le Roi des allumettes
director:
Howard Bretherton
/
William Keighley
playwright:
Houston Branch
/
Sidney Sutherland
actor:
Warren William
/
Lili Damita
/
Glenda Farrell
/
Juliette Compton
/
Claire Dodd
…
genre:
Drama
region:
United States
language:
English
length: 1h 19m
release date: 1932-12-31
IMDb: tt0023198
overview
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.