Knights for a Day

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Knights for a Day
"Knights for a Day"(1937) (.jpg
British trade ad
Directed by Norman Lee
Produced by Aveling Ginever
Written by Frank Atkinson
Charles Bray
Aveling Ginever
Starring Nelson Keys
John Garrick
Nancy Burne
Cathleen Nesbitt
Production
company
Pearl Productions
Distributed by Pathé Pictures
Release dates
March 1937[1]
Running time
69 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Knights for a Day is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Nelson Keys, John Garrick and Nancy Burne.[2][3] It was made as a quota quickie at Welwyn Studios.

Poster tagline

"A breezy British farce."

Synopsis

A man wins a car in a competition, and decides to tour round the country. He ends up assisting a prince who is being pursued by a gang of revolutionaries.

Cast

References

  1. Chibnall p.289
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Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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