Knights for a Day

Knights for a Day
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Directed by	Norman Lee
Written by	Frank Atkinson Charles Bray Aveling Ginever
Produced by	Aveling Ginever
Starring	Nelson Keys John Garrick Nancy Burne Cathleen Nesbitt
Production company	Pearl Productions
Distributed by	Pathé Pictures
Release date	March 1937 (1937-03) [1]
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Knights for a Day is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Nelson Keys, John Garrick and Nancy Burne. ^{[2] [3]} 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

1. Chibnall p.289
2. "Knights for a Day". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
3. "Knights for a Day (1937) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.

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

• Knights for a Day at IMDb