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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.
Keywords: imdb.chicago-illinois,
tmdb.sweden,
tmdb.tycoon,
tmdb.womanizer,
tmdb.counterfeit,
tmdb.downfall,
tmdb.counterfeiter + 30 more,
tmdb.pre-code,
tmdb.deceit,
tmdb.forgery,
tmdb.loan-procurement,
tmdb.matches,
imdb.stock-market-crash-1929,
imdb.match-industry,
imdb.salzburg-austria,
imdb.loan,
imdb.bankruptcy,
imdb.moral-corruption,
imdb.based-on-novel,
tmdb.chicago-illinois,
tmdb.monopoly,
tmdb.rise-and-fall,
tmdb.dishonesty,
tmdb.international-finance,
tmdb.crooked-businessman,
tmdb.manipulator,
imdb.sweden,
imdb.rags-to-riches,
imdb.invention,
imdb.fraud,
imdb.forgery,
imdb.new-york-city,
imdb.murder,
imdb.suicide,
imdb.germany,
imdb.actress,
aspectratio.1-37-1
Production Companies: First National Pictures
Country: United States
Languages:
English
Runtime: 79 min.
Released: Dec. 31, 1932
Status: Released
Certification: NR
