A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court (1920)
Comedy-drama | December 1920
Director:
Emmett J. FlynnWriter:
Bernard McConvilleEditor:
C. R. WallaceProduction Designer:
Ralph De LacyProduction Companies:
The Mark Twain Co., Fox Film Corp.This film was copyrighted under the title The Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court. It was listed in the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.1006. It opened in Los Angeles in Dec 1920, but may not have opened nationally until Feb 1921. Among the other film versions of Twain's novel are the 1931 Fox film A Connecticut Yankee, starring Will Rogers and directed by David Butler, and the 1949 Paramount film A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, starring Bing Crosby and directed by Tay Garnett. ...
This film was copyrighted under the title The Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court. It was listed in the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.1006. It opened in Los Angeles in Dec 1920, but may not have opened nationally until Feb 1921. Among the other film versions of Twain's novel are the 1931 Fox film A Connecticut Yankee, starring Will Rogers and directed by David Butler, and the 1949 Paramount film A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, starring Bing Crosby and directed by Tay Garnett.
Wealthy young Martin Cavendish, whose mother wants him to marry Lady Gordon, is in love with Betty, his mother's secretary. One night, while reading about the Age of Chivalry, he is knocked unconscious by a burglar. In a dream he finds himself in sixth century England and is taken to the castle of King Arthur. His use of American slang complicates matters. Merlin, the king's magician, suggests that he be burned at the stake, but he escapes death by accurately predicting an eclipse of the sun. Martin is knighted as Sir Boss and proceeds to provide the castle with the latest improvements: telephones, plumbing, and automobiles. After rescuing a damsel from the wicked Queen Morgan le Fay, Martin accepts a challenge from Sir Sagramore in a tournament in which he is victorious with his lariat. He awakens from his trance, and elopes with his mother's ...
Wealthy young Martin Cavendish, whose mother wants him to marry Lady Gordon, is in love with Betty, his mother's secretary. One night, while reading about the Age of Chivalry, he is knocked unconscious by a burglar. In a dream he finds himself in sixth century England and is taken to the castle of King Arthur. His use of American slang complicates matters. Merlin, the king's magician, suggests that he be burned at the stake, but he escapes death by accurately predicting an eclipse of the sun. Martin is knighted as Sir Boss and proceeds to provide the castle with the latest improvements: telephones, plumbing, and automobiles. After rescuing a damsel from the wicked Queen Morgan le Fay, Martin accepts a challenge from Sir Sagramore in a tournament in which he is victorious with his lariat. He awakens from his trance, and elopes with his mother's secretary.
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