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* AbdicateTheThrone: Ralph decides to abdicate when the existence of another Wyndham heir - Sir Cedric - is revealed. Doing so allows him to hand the British throne over to an honorable man, focus on his music career, and helping rebuild the royal family.

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* AbdicateTheThrone: Ralph decides to abdicate when the existence of another Wyndham heir - Sir Cedric - is revealed. Doing so allows him to hand the British throne over to an honorable man, focus on his music career, and helping help rebuild the royal family.
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** The royal family is called the Wyndhams, different but similar to the last name of the real-life British royal family, the Windsors. Strangely enough, the castle he visits while hunting is still called "Windsor Castle".[[note]]Windsor Castle was built in the late 11th century and had been known as Windsor Castle for centuries. When King George V was deciding on a new name for his House to replace the Germanic Saxe-Coburg and Gotha during World War I, he decided to take the name of the castle as the new name of the royal family's House, hence House of Windsor.[[/note]]

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** The British royal family family, which is led by an unnamed generic king, is called the Wyndhams, different but similar to the last name of the real-life British royal family, the Windsors. Strangely enough, the castle he visits while hunting is still called "Windsor Castle".[[note]]Windsor Castle was built in the late 11th century and had been known as Windsor Castle for centuries. When King George V was deciding on a new name for his House house to replace the Germanic Saxe-Coburg and Gotha during World War I, he decided to take the name of the castle as the new name of the royal family's House, house, hence House of Windsor.[[/note]]
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** In the original novel ''Headlong'', the one who becomes king is named Jack Green (nee Sandring) rather than Ralph Jones.

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** In the original novel ''Headlong'', the one who becomes king is named Jack Green (nee (né Sandring) rather than Ralph Jones.



* AdaptationalNationality: In the book ''Headlong'', which this movie is loosely based on, the one who ends up becoming the new King of England is a British stage actor named Jack Green (nee Sandring). In this movie, he is instead an American lounge singer named Ralph Jones.

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* AdaptationalNationality: In the book ''Headlong'', which this movie is loosely based on, the one who ends up becoming the new King of England is a British stage actor named Jack Green (nee (né Sandring). In this movie, he is instead an American lounge singer named Ralph Jones.
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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Ralph and Gustav have a conversation about "fox hunting". Gustav believes they are talking genuinely about hunting foxes, whereas Ralph is talking about the pursuit of women colloquially referred to as foxes.
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* LessonsInSophistication: An American schlub becomes King of England when the entire Royal family is killed in a photography accident. (He is the bastard grandson of a duke.) After he becomes king he is given lessons in acting royally by Sir Cedric.

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* LessonsInSophistication: An American schlub becomes King of England when the entire Royal family is killed in a photography accident. (He is the bastard grandson of a duke.Royal Duke.) After he becomes king he is given lessons in acting royally by Sir Cedric.

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