A Connecticut Yankee (1931) | |
| Director(s) | David Butler |
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| Top Genres | Comedy, Fantasy |
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A Connecticut Yankee (1931) was a Fantasy - Comedy Film directed by David Butler .
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One of the many adaptations of Twain's novel. A Connecticut radio salesman, struck unconscious by a falling suit of armor, awakens in England in the year 528. What follows is a series of situations where the misplaced Yank uses his modern knowledge and homespun wisdom to impress the court.
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Musical Monday: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949)
on Oct 19, 2020 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: A Connecticut Yankee in King... Read full article
A Connecticut Yankee (1931, David Butler)
By Andrew Wickliffe on May 28, 2017 From The Stop ButtonA Connecticut Yankee fumbles on pretty much every level, including wasting lead Will Rogers. The big problem is the script, from William M. Conselman. It doesn?t help any director Butler can?t mount an action or comedy sequences, because there?s nothing else in the picture. It doesn?t even work as a... Read full article
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Some sources erroneously reverse the roles played by Mitchell Harris and Brandon Hurst. Harris plays Sagramor and the Butler and Hurst plays Merlin and the Doctor.
Although the title of the film is "A Connecticut Yankee", this was not a film version of the 1927 Rodgers and Hart musical, which was also based on the Mark Twain novel. In fact, this film was not a musical at all and did not use the Rodgers and Hart score, not even as background music. The Rodgers and Hart version was never filmed.
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