The Prisoner of Zenda

On the eve of the coronation of King Rudolf of Ruritania, his brother, Prince Michael, has him drugged and imprisoned in a castle in the small town of Zenda. In a desperate attempt not to give Michael the excuse to claim the throne, Sapt and Tarlenheim, attendants of the King, persuade his identical cousin Rudolf Rassendyll to impersonate the King at the coronation.

Rassendyll falls in love with Princess Flavia, the King's betrothed, but cannot tell her the truth. He determines to rescue the king and leads an attempt to enter the castle of Zenda.