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.
Release Date: 1931-04-06
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
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Casts

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)

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