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| Directed by | Marcel Varnel |
| Written by | Marriott Edgar (writer) Val Guest (writer) |
| Produced by | Edward Black (producer) |
| Starring | Arthur Askey Evelyn Dall Peter Graves Ronald Shiner |
| Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
| Edited by | R. E. Dearing |
| Music by | Bob Busby |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
King Arthur Was a Gentleman is a 1942 British, black-and-white, comedy, musical film, directedbyMarcel Varnel and starring Arthur Askey.[1] It was producedbyEdward Black and Maurice Ostrer for Gainsborough Pictures.
In the Second World War, the undersized Arthur joins the army to prove himself to his girlfriend Susan, who is in the same unit as him. Here, his idealistic notions about King Arthur prompt his messmates to trick him into believing that a sword they have dug up is the fabled Excalibur. Armed with this talisman, Arthur strides forth to deal with the Wehrmacht.
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Films directed by Marcel Varnel
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