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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)

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Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: The musical version of Mark Twain's 1889 novel. Bing plays a blacksmith who is knocked out and wakes up in the days of King Arthur. He is proclaimed a wizard and experiences many knightly... The musical version of Mark Twain's 1889 novel. Bing plays a blacksmith who is knocked out and wakes up in the days of King Arthur. He is proclaimed a wizard and experiences many knightly adventures. Songs crooned include "Busy Doing Nothing" and "Once and For Always." [More]

Starring: Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, William Bendix, Cedric Hardwicke

Starring: Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, William Bendix, Cedric Hardwicke, Murvyn Vye, Virginia Field, Henry Wilcoxon, Richard Webb, Joseph Vitale

Director: Tay Garnett

Director: Tay Garnett
Screenwriter: Edmund Beloin
Story: Mark Twain
Producer: Robert Fellows
Composer: Victor Young

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Emanuel Levy
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Pleasant but unmemorable fantasy from the Twain novel

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Daniel Eagan
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Film Journal International

Colorful, tuneful Crosby vehicle

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Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

Amusing version of the Twain tale with good cast and songs.

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