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The Knight Is Young

The Knight Is Young

1938Short⏱️ 18mApproved
MusicalRomanceShort
5.4
IMDB Rating
163 votes

Hal and June meet through her apartment window, she stuck inside since she can't leave because she fears being locked out if she does by the landlord due to back rent owed, and he a sign painter painting over the current advertise...

Director
Roy Mack
Writers
Cyrus Wood, Eddie Forman
Stars
Hal Le Roy, June Allyson, Earlyne Schools
Release Date
October 29, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 10
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Hal Le Roy
Hal Le Roy
as Hal
June Allyson
June Allyson
as June
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Earlyne Schools
as Earlyne Schools
👤
Norman McKay
as Jimmy
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Billy Reed
as Master of Ceremonies
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Charles O'Donnell & Co
as Ensemble
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Gae Foster Girls
as Dance Troupe

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Vitaphone Inc.

🏷️ Keywords

little red riding hood characterbillboardknightapartmentsign painter

🎯 Categories

MusicalRomanceShort

⭐ Featured Review

A bizarre little film mostly of note because June Allyson stars in it.
by planktonrules2012-09-23
3/10

"This is a lame little short from Vitaphone (Warner Brothers) and it's mostly of interest because it stars a young June Allyson--before she became a star with MGM. The film begins with Hal Le Roy butting up a new billboard and meeting Allyson in the apartment nearby. For pretty much no reason at all, Le Roy breaks into a tap dancing routine. Then, Allyson tells him she cannot leave her apartment because she's behind in the rent. She also tells him she talks to the men in the billboards (showing she might just be schizophrenic). However, he asks her to the sign painter's ball and..."

💡 Did You Know?

Included in Warner Home Video's 2006 DVD release of Best Foot Forward (1943).

📖 Synopsis

Hal and June meet through her apartment window, she stuck inside since she can't leave because she fears being locked out if she does by the landlord due to back rent owed, and he a sign painter painting over the current advertise...