A Knight for a Day
| A Knight for a Day | |
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| Directed by | Jack Hannah |
| Story by | Bill Peet |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Jack Mather Arch Denison |
| Narrated by | John Brown |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Knight for a Day is a 1946
Disney short film starring Goofy, which is loosely based on the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.[1] Directed by Jack Hannah, this 7-minute animated comedy short was scripted by Bill Peet.[2] While classified as a Goofy
cartoon, Goofy himself is not used in this film, but his appearance is used as the basis for all the characters.
Plot
The story takes place at a stadium in
sportscaster
-like announcer calling the action of the battle. The prize for the contest is the right to marry Princess Esmeralda.
Due to a pre-bout accident, Sir Loinsteak is knocked out, leaving his loyal and humble
serf
nonchalantly pushes Sir Cumference from the field in a scoop shovel.
Voice cast
- Hawkers, misc.: Jack Mather, Arch Denison
- Narrator: John Brown[3]
Home media
This short is included on the VHS releases of Here's Goofy and The Sword in the Stone and the DVD releases of Volume 3: The Prince & The Pauper and The Sword in the Stone.
References
- ISBN 9780786401529. Retrieved 3 May 2018 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 561.
External links
- A Knight for a Day at IMDb
