King Arthur Was a Gentleman

King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Directed by	Marcel Varnel
Produced by	Edward Black (producer)
Written by	Marriott Edgar (writer) Val Guest (writer)
Starring	Ronald Shiner Arthur Askey
Music by	Bob Busby
Cinematography	Arthur Crabtree
Edited by	R.E. Dearing
Release dates	28 December 1942 (1942-12-28)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

King Arthur Was a Gentleman is a 1942 British, black-and-white, comedy, musical film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Ronald Shiner as Sargent and Arthur Askey as Arthur King.^[1] It was produced by Edward Black and Maurice Ostrer for Gainsborough Pictures.

Synopsis

Set during World War II, the plot involves the diminutive Arthur joining the army to prove himself to his girlfriend Susan (Evelyn Dall), 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

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

↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034943/

External links

King Arthur Was a Gentleman at AllMovie
King Arthur Was a Gentleman at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
King Arthur Was a Gentleman at the Internet Movie Database
King Arthur Was a Gentleman is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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)
All In (1936)
Public Nuisance No. 1 (1936)
Good Morning, Boys (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)
The Frozen Limits (1939)
Where's That Fire? (1940)
O-Kay for Sound (1940)
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)
He Snoops to Conquer (1944)
Bell-Bottom George (1944)
I Didn't Do It (1945)
George in Civvy Street (1946)
This Man Is Mine (1946)

Screenplays by Marriott Edgar

Screenplays	Windbag the Sailor (1936) Oh, Mr Porter! (1937) Good Morning, Boys (1937) Said O'Reilly to McNab (1937) Convict 99 (1938) Alf's Button Afloat (1938) Old Bones of the River (1938) Ask a Policeman (1939) The Frozen Limits (1939) Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940) Band Waggon (1940) Where's That Fire? (1940) The Ghost Train (1941) Gasbags (1941) I Thank You (1941) Back-Room Boy (1942) King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) Miss London Ltd. (1943) Bees in Paradise (1944)

Family	Edgar Wallace (half-brother)

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