Film or VideoFord startime. Tennessee Ernie meets King Arthur
Main title
- Ford startime. Tennessee Ernie meets King Arthur / a BriBuck production ; a presentation of Hubbell Robinson Productions, Inc. ; NBC Television presents ; directed by Lee J. Cobb ; produced and written by Roland Kibbee.
Published/Created
- United States : NBC Television Network, 1960-05-10.
- U.S.
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Description
- viewing copy. 1 videocassette of 1 (60 min.)(Digital Betacam) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
- master. 1 videocassette of 1 (60 min.)(Betacam SP) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
- 2 reels of 2 (ca. 2160 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. arch neg.
- 2 reels of 2 (ca. 2160 ft.) : sd. ; 16 mm. neg trk.
LC classification
- VBQ 8810 (viewing copy)
- VXB 4064 (master)
- FSA 3894-3895 (arch neg)
- FSA 3896-3897 (neg trk)
Variant title
- Startime. Tennessee Ernie meets King Arthur
Portion of title
- Tennessee Ernie meets King Arthur
Related names
- Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976, direction.
- Kibbee, Roland, 1914-1984, production, writing.
- Ford, Tennessee Ernie, 1919-1991, cast.
- Price, Vincent, 1911-1993, cast.
- Young, Alan, 1919-2016, cast.
- Mowbray, Alan, 1896-1969, cast.
- Emhardt, Robert, 1914-1994, cast.
- Dehner, John, cast.
- Ballantine, Carl, cast.
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court.
- NBC Television Collection (Library of Congress)
Cast
- Tennessee Ernie Ford (Himself), Vincent Price (Sir Bors), Alan Young (Clarence), Alan Mowbray (King Arthur), Robert Emhardt (Professor Van Brainn), John Dehner (The Commentator), Carl Ballantine (Merlin), Addison Richards (The Doctor), Danny Arnold (Fricke), Mary Menzies (Dancing girl).
Credits
- Executive producer, Clifford Stone ; music by Harry Geller ; art director, Edward Stephenson ; choreography, Ward Ellis.
Summary
- Tennessee Ernie Ford finds that chivalry and knighthood were a lot of bunk when scientists, with the aid of a time machine, transport him back to 6th century Camelot. He is befriended by Clarence but captured by Sir Bors, a Knight of the Round Table, and taken to the court of King Arthur. In addition to his disillusionment about knighthood, Ford is condemned to death at the stake by Merlin the Magician. Ford resorts to hill-folk magic of his own by consulting his Farmer's almanac and predicting a solar eclipse on the scheduled date of his execution. This proves enough for King Arthur, who frees Ford from the stake and elevates him to high rank in the court. Ford must still accept a challenge, however, before he is transported back to the 20th century.
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Notes
- Series title given as Startime in T. Brooks and E. Marsh, The complete directory to prime time network TV shows, 5th ed., and TV guide.
- Note at tail of arch neg: This program was reproduced by the Kinephoto process.
- Includes commercials and promotional announcements.
- Summary from NBC program analysis files, programs-sponsored file [MI].
- NBC inventory box no. 327.
- Operation no. 60-793.
- Based on Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court.
- Sources used: NBC TV master books [MI], 5/10/60; Gianakos, L.J. Television drama series programming, 1959-1975, p. 251-52; TV guide (Washington-Baltimore edition), 5/10/60, p. A-41.
Acquisition source
- Received: 4/11/2002; viewing and master copy; LC video and recording lab; NBC Television Collection.
- Received: 7/16/1986; arch neg and neg trk; gift; NBC Television Collection.
LCCN
- 96501931
Geographic area code
- e-uk---
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- Film or Video
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