Knights for a Day

Knights for a Day
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Directed byNorman Lee
Written byFrank Atkinson
Charles Bray
Aveling Ginever
Produced byAveling Ginever
StarringNelson Keys
John Garrick
Nancy Burne
Cathleen Nesbitt
Production
company
Pearl Productions
Distributed byPathé Pictures
Release date
  • March 1937 (1937-03)[1]
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.

Plot

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
  2. ^ "Knights for a Day". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Knights for a Day (1937) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.

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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