Knights for a Day

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{{Infobox film

| name = Knights for a Day

| image = "Knights_for_a_Day"(1937)_(.jpg

| caption = British trade ad

| director = Norman Lee

| writer = Frank Atkinson
Charles Bray
Aveling Ginever

| producer = Aveling Ginever

| starring = Nelson Keys
John Garrick
Nancy Burne
Cathleen Nesbitt

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| cinematography =

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| studio = Pearl Productions

| distributor = Pathé Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1937|03|ref1=Chibnall p.289}}

| runtime = 69 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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Knights for a Day is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Nelson Keys, John Garrick and Nancy Burne.{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ae35679|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713143623/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ae35679|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-13|title=Knights for a Day|work=BFI}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/knights-for-a-day-v97924|title=Knights for a Day (1937) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}} 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

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.