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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1406

Queen High

193085 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 87:18
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Fred C. Newmeyer · Public domain

Synopsis

Two business partners settle their rivalry with a poker game and an unusual wager. The loser must serve the winner for a year, bringing their struggle for authority into an awkward new arrangement.

Cast

Charles Ruggles

Frank Morgan

Ginger Rogers

DirectorsFred C. Newmeyer

Inspirations

The musical draws on the stage show Queen High, itself adapted from the farce A Pair of Sixes. Ginger Rogers appears early in her film career alongside Charlie Ruggles and Frank Morgan.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Charles Ruggles — NBC Television; eBay item photo front photo back · Public domain
Frank Morgan — MGM studio · Public domain
Ginger Rogers — John Miehle (1902-1952) · Public domain

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