| 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 |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Knight for a Day is a 1946Disney short film starringGoofy, which is loosely based on the novelA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.[1] Directed byJack Hannah, this 7-minute animated comedy short was scripted byBill Peet.[2] While classified as aGoofy cartoon, Goofy himself is not used in this film, but his appearance is used as the basis for all the characters.
The story takes place at a stadium inmedievalCanterbury (which is later incorrectly indicated to be in theBritish Empire), and features a jousting competition betweenSir Loinsteak andSir Cumference, who is ablack knight and the current champion, with asportscaster-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 humblesquire Cedric to take his place in the tournament. While Sir Cumference dominates the inexperienced simpleton early on, Cedric's unorthodox improvisations gradually begin to tip the scales in his favor. Finally, after launching assaults with his lance, sword, mace, and (surprisingly) a jackhammer, Sir Cumference collapses from exhaustion. Cedric wins by default and is crowned the new champion. Princess Esmeralda leaps down to her new fiancé with glee, while aserf nonchalantly pushes Sir Cumference from the field in a scoop shovel.
This short is included on the VHS releases ofHere's Goofy andThe Sword in the Stone and the DVD releases ofVolume 3: The Prince & The Pauper andThe Sword in the Stone.
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