A Connecticut Yankee

A Connecticut Yankee

95 mins | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | April 6, 1931

Making a delivery to a mysterious mansion in a rainstorm, radio salesman Hank Martin is knocked out when a suit of armor topples on him. Upon awakening, Hank finds himself in the time of King Arthur. At Camelot Castle, Hank uses a cigarette lighter and his skill with a lasso to save himself from being executed as a demon. Hank so impresses Arthur that the king orders him to joust with one of his knights to save the life of Princess Alisande.

A Connecticut Yankee

95 mins | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | April 6, 1931

A Connecticut Yankee
Making a delivery to a mysterious mansion in a rainstorm, radio salesman Hank Martin is knocked out when a suit of armor topples on him. Upon awakening, Hank finds himself in the time of King Arthur. At Camelot Castle, Hank uses a cigarette lighter and his skill with a lasso to save himself from being executed as a demon. Hank so impresses Arthur that the king orders him to joust with one of his knights to save the life of Princess Alisande.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Fox Film Corporation
Original title A Connecticut Yankee
Directors David Butler
Writers Owen Davis, William M. Conselman, Mark Twain

Cast

Will Rogers

as Hank Martin

William Farnum

as King Arthur / Inventor

Frank Albertson

as Emile le Poulet / Clarence

Maureen O'Sullivan

as Alisande / Woman in Mansion

Brandon Hurst

as Merlin / Doctor in Mansion

Myrna Loy

as Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion

Mitchell Harris

as Sagramor / Butler in Mansion

Stanley Blystone

as King's Knight (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

as Sneezing Man at Radio Station (uncredited)

Louise Emmons

as Old Hag in Dungeon (uncredited)