A radio salesman finds himself transported back in time to King Arthur's court.A radio salesman finds himself transported back in time to King Arthur's court.A radio salesman finds himself transported back in time to King Arthur's court.
Richard Alexander
- Sagramore's Knight
- (uncredited)
Ralph W. Bell
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
- King's Knight
- (uncredited)
Ward Bond
- Queen's Knight
- (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
- Sneezing Man at Radio Station
- (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
- Old Hag in Dungeon
- (uncredited)
Budd Fine
- Queen's Knight
- (uncredited)
Jerry Frank
- Queen's Knight
- (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
- King's Knight
- (uncredited)
Rosina Lawrence
- Handmaiden
- (uncredited)
Ivan Linow
- King's Guard
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe version presently available, shown on Turner Classic Movies in January 2021, is the 1936 re-release, with a Twentieth Century-Fox logo, redesigned opening and closing credits, and original exit music eliminated. The shorter running time (85 minutes) also indicates that some editing had been done, most likely in order to meet Production Code demands which were not in effect at the time of the film's original release (though Will Rogers' exclamation "Canst thou tell me where the helleth I am?" remains in the print).
- GoofsWhen Hank is to be burnt at the stake at "high noon", the shadows on the ground indicate that the hour is between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
- Quotes
Hank Martin: Yes, sir, we're getting the supply here, and then I'll create the demand. All you got to do is to persuade people they need things that they've been happy without all their lives.
King Arthur: And by what magic wilt thou do this?
Hank Martin: Ah, by a special magic called advertising.
King Arthur: Advertising. Hmm. Is it a potent charm?
Hank Martin: Ah, potent? Say, it makes you spend money you haven't got for things you don't want.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)
Featured review
The movie is updated from Mark Twain's 1889 novel, with Will Rogers, as Hank Martin a radio engineer who heads out to a spooky castle sort of pace, where he meets various people, then onto the main body of the story: sentenced to death, the eclipse prediction - which is based on something that actually happened to Christopher Columbus - and the introduction of modern technology and methods: knights getting armor repaired at service stations, telephone switchboards, Model T cars and auto gyros, and Rogers in a tournament with a bunch of armored knights, where he gets to show off rope tricks.
While the visuals are handled nicely, the pacing of the movie is rather slow, both in the way that dialogue is directed, and the editing needs to be quickened; it's a common situation at Fox in 1931. The serious heart of the novel is cut out, and Rogers gets only one great line, a bit of gallows humor. While it's always a pleasure to see Rogers, and there's a fine cast that includes William Farnum and Myrna Loy and Maureen O'Sullivan, this is not among the best of Rogers' vehicles.
While the visuals are handled nicely, the pacing of the movie is rather slow, both in the way that dialogue is directed, and the editing needs to be quickened; it's a common situation at Fox in 1931. The serious heart of the novel is cut out, and Rogers gets only one great line, a bit of gallows humor. While it's always a pleasure to see Rogers, and there's a fine cast that includes William Farnum and Myrna Loy and Maureen O'Sullivan, this is not among the best of Rogers' vehicles.
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
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