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
Incredible as it may now seem, over ninety years ago this nonsense was a huge box office hit and actually made the 'New York Times'' ten best films of the year. Unfortunately most of Will Rogers' topical jokes would now only be funny to an expert on Depression-era America, while the many deliberate anachronisms - both verbal and visual - similarly seem merely childish rather than satirical.
The version today is substantially shorter than the film that originally hit cinemas, which probably explains the brevity of the presence of probably the film's greatest asset: Myrna Loy as Morgan Le Fay. Wearing a long slinky gown, those sloe eyes in heavy eyeliner, the preCode Myrna was a very different entity from the perfect wife as which she later officially became a star. Stills of her in costume make the film more fun to anticipate than actually to sit through.
The version today is substantially shorter than the film that originally hit cinemas, which probably explains the brevity of the presence of probably the film's greatest asset: Myrna Loy as Morgan Le Fay. Wearing a long slinky gown, those sloe eyes in heavy eyeliner, the preCode Myrna was a very different entity from the perfect wife as which she later officially became a star. Stills of her in costume make the film more fun to anticipate than actually to sit through.
- richardchatten
- Oct 30, 2022
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