I sat through this entire movie just to see an unrecognizable Irene Dunne as Queen Victoria. While it was fun to see her wearing a fat suit and an old-fashioned wig, I had to wait an extremely long time for her to show up. The vast majority of the film doesn't even involve her, but instead a runaway little boy, Andrew Ray, who manages to sneak into the palace.
He comes from very humble beginnings, sleeping in the street, stealing food, wearing rags, but when he sees a cameo with the queen's likeness on it, he becomes determined to see the beautiful lady in person. He sneaks in, and along the way through the many rooms, hiding in corners and under tables, he overhears conversations of national importance. Alec Guinness is made up to look like Benjamin Disraeli, and he repeatedly tries to get the queen to improve her image among her people. Do you think she'll listen to a little boy more than her prime minister? If you think you can stand a long, wordy British flick with the main actors having very little screen time, you can find out the answer to the crux of the story.
He comes from very humble beginnings, sleeping in the street, stealing food, wearing rags, but when he sees a cameo with the queen's likeness on it, he becomes determined to see the beautiful lady in person. He sneaks in, and along the way through the many rooms, hiding in corners and under tables, he overhears conversations of national importance. Alec Guinness is made up to look like Benjamin Disraeli, and he repeatedly tries to get the queen to improve her image among her people. Do you think she'll listen to a little boy more than her prime minister? If you think you can stand a long, wordy British flick with the main actors having very little screen time, you can find out the answer to the crux of the story.