The Prince and Betty

Unscrupulous millionaire Benjamin Scobell wants to build a casino on the tiny Mediterranean island of Mervo. But nothing is ever as simple as it appears in this early P.G. Wodehouse gem. Ill-fated romance, a quiet weekly publication given a dose of pep, muckraking journalists, cat-loving gangsters, deposed monarchs, and smart young things all play a role in this rollicking tale. Sharp-eyed readers will note the introduction of some familiar characters from Wodehouse's better-known books. This is one of the formative pieces of romantic comedy that explored comic themes which the author mined so well during his long and glorious career.