Details

Release year: 1949

Storyline

A singing mechanic from 1912 finds himself in Arthurian Britain.

Top credits

Directors

Tay Garnett

Writers

Cast

Bing Crosby — Hank Martin
Rhonda Fleming — Alisande La Carteloise, Sandy Pendragon
Cedric Hardwicke — King Arthur, Lord Pendragon
William Bendix — Sir Sagramore

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Did you know

• Mark Twain got his idea for Hank Martin to use the eclipse for his benefit from Christopher Columbus who used an eclipse knowingly to perhaps alter history. Stranded in Jamaica in 1503, on his fourth voyage, Columbus and his crew were wearing out their welcome with the natives who were feeding them. Columbus knew a lunar eclipse was coming, so he "predicted" the moon's disappearance. The natives begged him to bring it back and, of course, he did in due time.

• The filmmakers couldn't use the musical's original score because it had already been purchased for use in Words and Music (1948), a Richard Rodgers tribute.

• Bing Crosby insisted that first-time Paramount contractee Rhonda Fleming share star billing with him because he was worried about carrying the sole weight for the film's success or failure. Ultimately, they both were billed below the title in the opening credits, sharing a card with William Bendix and Cedric Hardwicke.