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A Connecticut Yankee *** (1931, Will Rogers, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Sullivan) – Classic Movie Review 12,081

Director David Butler’s 1931 Fox Film Corporation black and white comedy A Connecticut Yankee is based on Mark Twain’s 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, and stars Will Rogers, Myrna Loy and […]

Apr, 22

The Spaceman and King Arthur [Unidentified Flying Oddball] ** (1979, Dennis Dugan, Jim Dale, Ron Moody, Kenneth More, John le Mesurier, Rodney Bewes) – Classic Movie Review 6329

Director Russ Mayberry’s 1979 British-shot children’s film is a mild, harmless, quite amusing Walt Disney sci-fi comedy adventure reworking of Mark Twain’s novel A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur’s Court. Dennis Dugan stars as NASA […]

Nov, 28

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court *** (1949, Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, William Bendix, Cedric Hardwicke, Henry Wilcoxon, Murvyn Vye, Virginia Field) – Classic Movie Review 5941

Bing Crosby is quite the homespun charmer and certainly a wizard with the catchy songs, particularly the classic ‘Busy Doing Nothing’, in the 1949 American Technicolor comedy musical film A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. […]

Aug, 20

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword * (2017, Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) – Movie Review

Jude Law’s evil Lord Vortigen kills young Arthur’s mum and dad (Eric Bana) and takes over as King. Arthur grows up to be Charlie Hunnam, aka Charlie Hunkam (cue gratuitous naked chest scene), whose aims are (1) survival (well […]

May, 17

Knights of the Round Table **** (1953, Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Felix Aylmer, Stanley Baker, Anne Crawford) – Classic Movie Review 3653

Director Richard Thorpe’s 1953 British Arthurian adventure once again examines the endlessly fascinating Camelot love triangle and the battling Knights of the Round Table. MGM sends over its glamorous stars Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner and Mel Ferrer. King […]

May, 03

Lancelot and Guinevere [Sword of Lancelot] ** (1963, Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Brian Aherne, George Baker, Adrienne Corri, Mark Dignam) – Classic Movie Review 3651

Conscientious  co-writer/co-producer/director Cornel Wilde also leads the cast as Lancelot in a solid performance in an enjoyable but uninspired 1962 film version of the knights of the Round Table Arthurian legend. It comes ten years after Richard […]

May, 03

Siege of the Saxons ** (1963, Ronald Lewis, Janette Scott, Ronald Howard, Mark Dignam, John Laurie) – Classic Movie Review 3650

Set in Arthurian times but with medieval England sets and style, director Nathan Juran’s low-budget 1963 British historical adventure is endearingly feeble, murky, cheap-looking. It extensively reuses footage, costumes and props from the 1954 Alan Ladd […]

May, 03

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