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Easter Matinee: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring Bing Crosby with Rhonda Fleming
In this colourful comedy-based on Mark Twain 's classic story - Bing Crosby plays Hank Martin , a handyman from Connecticut who falls from his horse in 1910 and wakes to find himself transported to sixth-century Camelot at the Court of King Arthur.
Bing's songs include 'Once and for always' and ' Busy doing nothing'.
Screenplay by EDMUND BELOIN from a story by MARK TWAIN Produced by ROBERT FELLOWS
Directed by TAY GARNETT. Films: page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Bing Crosby
Unknown:
Rhonda Fleming
Unknown:
Mark Twain
Unknown:
Bing Crosby
Unknown:
Hank Martin
Unknown:
Edmund Beloin
Story By:
Mark Twain
Produced By:
Robert Fellows
Directed By:
Tay Garnett.
Hank Martin:
Bing Crosby
Sir Sagramore:
William Bendix
Sandy:
Rhonda Fleming
King Arthur:
Cedric Hardwicke
Merlin:
Murvyn Vye
Sir Lancelot:
Henry Wilcoxon
Source: Radio Times

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