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Friday, February 16, 2024

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a 1949 American comedy musical film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and William Bendix


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 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a 1949 American comedy musical film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and William Bendix


"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is a musical fantasy comedy based on Mark Twain's 1889 novel of the same name. It stars Bing Crosby as Hank Martin, a 19th-century mechanic who is knocked unconscious and wakes up in 6th-century Camelot. He uses his modern knowledge to impress the king and the people, but he also gets into trouble with the evil magician Merlin


Bing Crosby's performance: Crosby is charming and charismatic as Hank Martin, and his singing voice is in top form.The film features a number of catchy songs by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, including "If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon" and "Busy Doing Nothing."

The film is full of funny moments, both physical and The film is a lot of fun to watch, as Hank Martin uses his modern knowledge to get himself out of jams and impress the people of Camelot





2 comments:

Buried In Print said...

This one reminds me of the old Robin Hood film: lots of action and good fun!

Mel u said...

Buried in Print. Like Robin Hood but with more humour