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A Knight for a Day

1946 · 7 min

A brisk, silly cartoon joust where slapstick chaos and a cheerful underdog keep you smiling throughout.

Directed by
Jack Hannah
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Starring
Pinto Colvig, Billy Bletcher, June Foray
Tagline
Goofy jousts for the hand of Penelope, as well as the championship.
Overview
By accident, Cedric (Goofy), replaces his master, Sir Loinsteak, in the armor just before the joust with champion Sir Cumference.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jack Hannah
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Starring
Pinto Colvig, Billy Bletcher, June Foray
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • class
  • love
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour8
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy
Directed by
Jack Hannah
Starring
Pinto Colvig, Billy Bletcher, June Foray, Arch Denison, Jack Mather
Runtime
7 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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