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A Connecticut Yankee(1931)
Status: Released
Date: 1931-04-06
60%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
More Laughs than the law allows!
Overview:
Making a delivery to a mysterious mansion in a rainstorm, radio salesman Hank Martin is knocked out when a suit of armor topples on him. Upon awakening, Hank finds himself in the time of King Arthur. At Camelot Castle, Hank uses a cigarette lighter and his skill with a lasso to save himself from being executed as a demon. Hank so impresses Arthur that the king orders him to joust with one of his knights to save the life of Princess Alisande.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: A Connecticut Yankee
Top 10 Billed Cast
Will Rogers
Hank Martin
William Farnum
King Arthur / Inventor
Frank Albertson
Emile le Poulet / Clarence
Maureen O'Sullivan
Alisande / Woman in Mansion
Brandon Hurst
Merlin / Doctor in Mansion
Myrna Loy
Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
Mitchell Harris
Sagramor / Butler in Mansion
Stanley Blystone
King's Knight (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Sneezing Man at Radio Station (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
Old Hag in Dungeon (uncredited)
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Making a delivery to a mysterious mansion in a rainstorm, radio salesman Hank Martin is knocked out when a suit of armor topples on him. Upon awakening, Hank finds himself in the time of King Arthur. At Camelot Castle, Hank uses a cigarette lighter and his skill with a lasso to save himself from being executed as a demon. Hank so impresses Arthur that the king orders him to joust with one of his knights to save the life of Princess Alisande.
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1931-04-06
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More Laughs than the law allows!
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