USA, 1949
106m, 2960 metres/11 reel
35mm film, Technicolor, 1.37:1
mono, English
An American fantasy film directed by Tay Garnett.
Plot Summary
After suffering a bump on the head in 1912, mechanic Hank Martin wakes in 528 A.D. at the court of King Arthur. Using his knowledge of early twentieth century science, he gains the trust of Arthur and falls in love with the King’s niece, Alisande. But her fiancée Sir Lancelot is on hand to cause maximum trouble for Hank.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Tay Garnett
Copyright MCMXLVIII [1948] by Paramount Pictures Inc
A Paramount picture
Produced by: Robert Fellows
Screenplay by: Edmund Beloin
Based on the Novel by: Mark Twain
Assistant Director: Oscar Rudolph
Director of Photography: Ray Rennahan
Edited by: Archie Marshek
Color by: Technicolor
Technicolor Color Director: Natalie Kalmus
Associate: Monroe W. Burbank
Music Score: Victor Young
Vocal Arrangements: Joseph J. Lilley
Special Orchestral Arrangements: Van Cleave
Music Associate: Troy Sanders
Songs Lyrics by: Johnny Burke
Songs Music by: James Van Heusen
Sound Recording by: Harold Lewis and John Cope
Western Electric Recording
Costumes: Mary Kay Dodson
Mens [sic] Wardrobe: Gile Steele
Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore
Special Photographic Effects: Gordon Jennings, Jan Domela and Irmin Roberts
Process Photography: Farciot Edouart
Art Direction: Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson
Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Bertram Granger
Cast
Bing Crosby (Hank Martin)
Rhonda Fleming (Alisande La Carteloise)
William Bendix (Sir Sagramore)
Sir Cedric Hardwicke (Lord Pendragon/King Arthur)
Murvyn Vye (Merlin)
Virginia Field (Morgan Le Fay)
Henry Wilcoxon (Sir Lancelot)
Richard Webb (Sir Galahad)
Joseph Vitale (Sir Logris)
Alan Napier (high executioner)
Julia Faye (Lady Penelope)
Mary Field (peasant woman)
Ann Carter (peasant girl)
Alternative Titles
La corte di re Artù – Italy
Jankes na dworze Króla Artura – Poland
Jenkki kuningas Arthurin hovissa – Finland
Ritter Hank, der Schrecken der Tafelrunde – West Germany
Ein Yankee aus Connecticut an König Arthurs Hof – West Germany
A Yankee in King Arthur’s Court – UK
Yankee vid kung Arthurs hov – Sweden
Yankee-ridderen – Denmark
Un yanqui en la corte del rey Arturo – Spain
Links
See also
Knight-Mare Hare (1955)
References
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.73 – credits
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Film Sequels, Series, and Remakes: An Illustrated Filmography, with Plot Synopses and Critical Commentary by Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester p.89-90 – credits, synopsis, review
