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
- Nelson Keys as Bert Wrigley
- John Garrick as Prince Nicholas of Datria
- Nancy Burne as Sally Wrigley
- Frank Atkinson as Timothy Trout
- Cathleen Nesbitt as Lady Agatha
- Billy Bray as Brandt
- Fred Duprez as Custer
- Gerald Barry as Krampf
- Wyn Weaver as Lord Croke
- Percy Walsh as Lord Southdown
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.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0027852}}
{{Norman Lee}}
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Norman Lee
Category:Films shot at Welwyn Studios
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