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King Arthur was a gentleman / General Film Distributors, Ltd. ; a Gainsborough Picture ; Gaumont British Picture ; writers, Marriott Edgar, Val Guest ; producer, Maurice Ostrer ; director, Marcel Vamel.
LIBRA DVD 004 295
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Edgar, Marriott, author.
- Guest, Val, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers--Great Britain--Drama.
- Soldiers.
- Women soldiers--Great Britain--Drama.
- Women soldiers.
- Arthurian romances--Adaptations.
- Arthurian romances.
- Swords--Great Britain--Drama.
- Swords.
- World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Drama.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Comedy films.
- Musical films.
- War films.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- Medford, OR : Sinister Cinema, [2005]
- System Details:
- DVD-R; may not play on all players.
- Summary:
- Arthur King (Askey) is a draftsman obsessed with the legend of King Arthur. With his girlfriend in the army and about to be posted overseas, Arthur decides to join up as well. His friends present him with a sword which he imagines to be Excalibur. Posted to the front in France, he gains courage from his sword and performs a series of heroic deeds. When his friends inform him that the sword is not Excalibur, he feels a bit of a fool but still manages to rescue his friends from the enemy.
- Participant:
- Arthur Askey, Max Bacon, Evelyn Dall, Vera Frances, Peter Graves, Anne Shelton, Jack Train.
- Credits:
- Photography, Arthur Crabtree ; music, Val Guest, Manning Sherwin.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1942.
- OCLC:
- 587445891
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