The Princess and the Pauper is a 1939 Technicolor cartoon sponsored film by Chevrolet.BCDB It features Nicky Nome, who also appeared in the previous Chevrolet films A Coach for Cinderella and A Ride for Cinderella, as well as One Bad Knight, Nicky Rides Again and Peg-Leg Pedro.Nicky Nome Rides Again|Cartoon Research The Princess and the Pauper is in the public domain and runs for approximately ten minutes.
Plot summary A king offers his daughter's hand in marriage to the wealthiest suitor in the kingdom. She is wooed by the despicable wizard Ali Kazam, but falls for a pauper boy with a yo-yo. The boy is kicked out of the palace by the king's men, whereupon the diminutive magical creature Nicky Nome appears to help him, giving him a flying carpet to travel to a valley of jewels. When Ali Kazam attacks on a vulture, Nicky gradually transforms the carpet into a Chevrolet motor car.
Cast Vincent Pelletier as the Narrator (voice)
See also A Coach for Cinderella A Ride for Cinderella Peg-Leg Pedro Jam Handy Advertising Sponsored film List of films in the public domain in the United States
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