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{{Infobox film
| name = King Arthur Was a Gentleman
| image =
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| director = [[Marcel Varnel]]
| producer = [[Edward Black (producer)|Edward Black]] (producer)
| writer = [[Marriott Edgar]] (writer)<br>[[Val Guest]] (writer)
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| starring = [[Arthur Askey]]<br>[[Evelyn Dall]]<br>[[Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves|Peter Graves]]<br>[[Ronald Shiner]]
| music = Bob Busby
| cinematography = [[Arthur Crabtree]]
| editing = [[R. E. Dearing]]
| studio = [[Gainsborough Pictures]]
| distributor = [[General Film Distributors]]
| released = {{Film date|1942|12|28|df=y}}
| runtime = 99 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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'''''King Arthur Was a Gentleman''''' is a 1942 British, [[black-and-white]], [[comedy film|comedy]], [[musical film]], [[film director|directed]] by [[Marcel Varnel]] and starring [[Arthur Askey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034943/|title = King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) - IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> It was [[film producer|produced]] by [[Edward Black (producer)|Edward Black]] and Maurice Ostrer for [[Gainsborough Pictures]].

==Synopsis==
Set during [[World War II]], the plot involves the undersized Arthur joining the army to prove himself to his girlfriend Susan ([[Evelyn Dall]]), 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]].

==Cast==
* [[Arthur Askey]] as Arthur King
* [[Max Bacon (actor)|Max Bacon]] as Maxie
* [[Al Burnett]] as Slim
* [[Evelyn Dall]] as Susan Ashley
* [[Vera Frances]] as Vera
* [[Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves|Peter Graves]] as Lance
* [[Brefni O'Rorke]] as Colonel Duncannon
* [[Anne Shelton (singer)|Anne Shelton]] as Gwen Duncannon
* [[Ronald Shiner]] as Sergeant
* [[Jack Train]] as Jack
* [[Victor Feldman]] as young drummer with Maxie
* [[Freddie Crump]] as himself, drumming

==Soundtrack==
* Arthur Askey - "You Know What King Arthur Said"
* Arthur Askey - "Honey On My Mind"
* Anne Shelton - "Why Can't It Happen To Me?"
* Evelyn Dall - "You'll Love The Army"
* Evelyn Dall - "Got A Bee In My Bonnet"
* Evelyn Dall - "Actions Speak Louder Than Words"

==References==
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==External links==
* {{AllMovie title| 97751 }}
* {{BFI| 4ce2b6ae1c370 }}
* {{IMDb title| 0034943 }}

{{Marcel Varnel}}
{{Marriott Edgar}}
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[[Category:British World War II propaganda films]]
[[Category:1940s English-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Marcel Varnel]]
[[Category:Films produced by Maurice Ostrer]]
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