A Connecticut Yankee

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A Connecticut Yankee
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1hr 36min
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1931
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Synopsis: This Mark Twain adaptation affords a rare opportunity to enjoy a "collaboration" between two of America's greatest humorists. Will Rogers plays the operator of a tiny radio repair shop, who is called to an old mansion to replace a battery on a dark and stormy night. Here Will meets a scientist (William Farnum) who thinks he can contact King Arthur by radio, a sinister butler (Brandon Hurst), a pair of young lovers who've been forbidden to see one another, and a seductive femme fatale (Myrna Loy). ... Full Synopsis
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One of the remarkable attributes of Will Rogers was his resiliency -- although producers obviously favored homespun, rural subjects for his films, you could seemingly put him anywhere and audiences would accept him. Hence this filming of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court, which even manages to put what modern audiences would describe as a "Back To the Future" twist on the plot ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Hank Martin
King Arthur
Morgan Le Fay, Queen Morgan Le Fay
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