Adventurous Knights is a 1935 American comedy adventure film directed by Charles E. Roberts and starring David Sharpe, Gertrude Messinger and Mary Kornman.[1] It was parody reworking of The Prisoner of Zenda.[2] It was intended to be the first of six films featuring former Our Gang actors produced for Poverty Row studio Ajax Pictures, but only this and Roaring Roads were ever made.[3]
| Adventurous Knights | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles E. Roberts |
| Written by | David Sharpe Charles E. Roberts |
| Produced by | William Berke |
| Starring | David Sharpe Gertrude Messinger Mary Kornman |
| Cinematography | Robert E. Cline |
| Edited by | Arthur A. Brooks |
| Music by | Lee Zahler |
Production company | William Berke Productions |
| Distributed by | Ajax Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA successful American college athlete discovers that he is really the heir to the throne of a small Ruritanian European Kingdom. He travels there to take up his duties and see off a challenge from a pretender. He is appalled to discover that he has to marry a girl he has never seen before, without realizing he has met and fallen in love with her already.
Cast
edit- David Sharpe as David De Portola
- Gertrude Messinger as Princess Carmencita
- Mary Kornman as Annette
- Mickey Daniels as Mickey Daniels
- Roger Williams as Black Prince
- Eddie Phillips as Henchman
- Al Thompson as Parkins - the Butler
References
editBibliography
edit- Balio, Tino. Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939. University of California Press, 1995.
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940. McFarland & Company, 1997.
External links
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