King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942 British film
- 28 December 1942 (1942-12-28)
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King Arthur Was a Gentleman is a 1942 British, black-and-white, comedy, musical film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Arthur Askey.[1] It was produced by Edward Black and Maurice Ostrer for Gainsborough Pictures.
Plot
In the Second World War, the undersized Arthur joins the army to prove himself to his girlfriend Susan, who is in the same unit as him. Here, his idealistic notions about King Arthur prompt his messmates to trick him into believing that a sword they have dug up is the fabled Excalibur. Armed with this talisman, Arthur strides forth to deal with the Wehrmacht.
Cast
- Arthur Askey as Arthur King
- Max Bacon as Maxie
- Al Burnett as Slim
- Evelyn Dall as Susan Ashley
- Vera Frances as Vera
- Peter Graves as Lance
- Brefni O'Rorke as Colonel Duncannon
- Anne Shelton as Gwen Duncannon
- Ronald Shiner as Sergeant
- Jack Train as Jack
- Victor Feldman as young drummer with Maxie
- Freddie Crump as himself, drumming
Soundtrack
- Arthur Askey - "You Know What King Arthur Said"
- Arthur Askey - "Honey On My Mind"
- Anne Shelton - "Why Can't It Happen To Me?"
- Evelyn Dall - "You'll Love The Army"
- Evelyn Dall - "Got A Bee In My Bonnet"
- Evelyn Dall - "Actions Speak Louder Than Words"
References
External links
- King Arthur Was a Gentleman at AllMovie
- King Arthur Was a Gentleman at the British Film Institute
- King Arthur Was a Gentleman at IMDb
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Films directed by Marcel Varnel
- The Silent Witness (1932)
- Chandu the Magician (1932)
- Infernal Machine (1933)
- Freedom of the Seas (1934)
- Girls Will Be Boys (1934)
- Royal Cavalcade (1935)
- Dance Band (1935)
- The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1935)
- No Monkey Business (1935)
- Public Nuisance No. 1 (1936)
- All In (1936)
- Good Morning, Boys (1937)
- O-Kay for Sound (1937)
- Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
- Convict 99 (1938)
- Alf's Button Afloat (1938)
- Hey! Hey! USA (1938)
- Old Bones of the River (1938)
- Ask a Policeman (1939)
- Where's That Fire? (1939)
- The Frozen Limits (1939)
- Band Waggon (1940)
- Let George Do It! (1940)
- Neutral Port (1940)
- Gasbags (1941)
- The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
- Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
- I Thank You (1941)
- South American George (1941)
- Hi Gang! (1941)
- Much Too Shy (1942)
- King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
- Get Cracking (1943)
- Bell-Bottom George (1944)
- He Snoops to Conquer (1944)
- I Didn't Do It (1945)
- George in Civvy Street (1946)
- This Man Is Mine (1946)
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