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King Arthur Was a Gentleman

  • 1942
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 39m
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5.5/10
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King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
Comedy

Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasising about King Arthur and his knights.Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasising about King Arthur and his knights.Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasising about King Arthur and his knights.

  • Director
    • Marcel Varnel
  • Writers
    • Marriott Edgar
    • Val Guest
  • Stars
    • Arthur Askey
    • Evelyn Dall
    • Anne Shelton
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    136
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    • Director
      • Marcel Varnel
    • Writers
      • Marriott Edgar
      • Val Guest
    • Stars
      • Arthur Askey
      • Evelyn Dall
      • Anne Shelton
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Arthur Askey
    Arthur Askey
    • Arthur King
    Evelyn Dall
    Evelyn Dall
    • Susan Ashley
    Anne Shelton
    Anne Shelton
    • Gwennie Duncarron
    Max Bacon
    • Maxie
    Jack Train
    Jack Train
    • Jack
    Peter Graves
    Peter Graves
    • Lance Elliott
    Vera Frances
    • Brownie
    Brefni O'Rorke
    Brefni O'Rorke
    • Colonel Duncarron
    Ronald Shiner
    Ronald Shiner
    • Sergeant
    Clifford Buckton
    • Military Policeman - Corporal
    • (uncredited)
    Al Burnett
    • Slim
    • (uncredited)
    Clifford Cobbe
      Freddie Crump
        Ernie Feldman
          Victor Feldman
          Victor Feldman
          • The 8 year old boy drumming
          • (uncredited)
          Elizabeth Flatau
            Cameron Hall
              Bryan Herbert
              • Police Sergeant
              • (uncredited)
              • Director
                • Marcel Varnel
              • Writers
                • Marriott Edgar
                • Val Guest
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              okay WWII british film.. not much plot in here

              From Gainsborough in Great Britain, during WW II... King Arthur was a Gentleman. Picture and sound are actually pretty good quality, considering its 80 years old. Maybe it had restoration done. Opens with Evelyn Dall singing "You'll love the Army", and right plunk in the middle of the war, so it's chock full of patriotic wartime propaganda. choruses of women, men, and tanks saying Join Now! help the cause. Arthur Askey is "Arthur", who is dating Susan (Evelyn Dall) during wartime, so they are both doing their part. Lots of british humor, and fast, cockney accents. Arthur is stuck in the laboratory, and feels bad that he's not out fighting in the trenches. Lot's of singing musical numbers. Personally, I'd rather just have plot without the musical performances, but there we are. Short on plot, so many musical numbers. Lots of silliness. I'm sure there were many british "IN" jokes which were lost on me, but it's okay. Entertaining, but obviously geared toward the United Kingdom audience. When Susan gets caught breaking rules, Arthur says he'll tell the whole story unless they put him in active duty. And so it goes. It's pretty good low-key humor. Not much of a plot in here, but it keeps going. and going. and going. Directed by Marcel Varnel, who had made three war time flicks with Askey. Varnel died quite young in a car accident.

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              • Trivia
                Arthur's comment whilst cutting grass, "Give us the tools and we'll finish the job", is a quote from Winston Churchill (broadcast February 9th, 1941).
              • Goofs
                The German soldier on the motorcycle is armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun.
              • Quotes

                Arthur King: Oh, I know I'm nothing but a nothing.

              • Soundtracks
                You Know What King Arthur Said
                Music by Manning Sherwin

                Lyrics by Val Guest

                Sung by Arthur Askey and chorus

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              • Release date
                • December 28, 1942 (United Kingdom)
              • Country of origin
                • United Kingdom
              • Languages
                • English
                • French
                • German
              • Filming locations
                • Gaumont-British Studios, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK(Studio)
              • Production company
                • Gainsborough Pictures
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              • Runtime
                1 hour 39 minutes
              • Color
                • Black and White
              • Aspect ratio
                • 1.37 : 1

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