Instead, the audience is served up songs written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, which are fine but forgettable. • “Busy Doing Nothing” performed by Bing Crosby, William Bendix, Cedric Hardwicke, Bing Crosby and Rhonda Fleming in “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.”, My review: This is a genuinely entertaining film that I feel could have benefited from stronger music. • “When Is Sometime?” performed by Rhonda Fleming • It was first on screen in 1921 starring Harry Myers and Pauline Starke. Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2001. The original "glass" masters were broken shortly after a tape was made from them in the 1960s. A Connecticut Yankee is a musical based on the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by American writer Mark Twain. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. lady-in-waiting to Morgan le Fay, in the play, Queen Morgan Le Fay, Principals and Ensemble, Martin and The Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise, King Arthur of Britain, Merlin, Sir Launcelot of the Lake, Sir Galahad, Knights and Ladies, Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans, Sir Galahad, Knights and Ladies, Sir Galahad, Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans and Ensemble. Fleming was in some musicals, but she often was a stormy dame in noirs, so hearing her singing is an added treat. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. This is not the original score ... and some new songs were written for this revival ... but the hits are here and they are 'swell'. Audio CD, Cast Recording, Original recording remastered, January 1, 1943. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Since Hank traveled backwards from the present, he’s regarded as a monster or a magician with all of his knowledge. Check out the Comet Over Hollywood Facebook page, follow on Twitter at @HollywoodComet or e-mail at cometoverhollywood@gmail.com. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. A treat for Golden Age of Broadway fans. While the orchestra is less than polished (there is one particular trumpet you can hear over and over that is awful and flat!) The music was written by Richard Rodgers, the lyrics by Lorenz Hart… This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. This is not to mention the various times the story was retold abroad. © 2001 - 2020, The Broadway League, All Rights Reserved. ( Log Out / Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. In 1912, mechanic Hank Martin (Crosby) is caught in a storm, while riding a horse. This week’s musical: Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. The 1927 original ran for more than 400 performances; the revival lasted for … In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Perhaps the film would have been better with the original Rodgers and Hart Broadway musical score. No, it is not the greatest sound, but it is clear and listenable. ( Log Out / Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Luckily it was found and a resotration was made. (The music in this musical has no connection to the Broadway musical). Before I get into my review, I want to go over some incongruencies with the release date. I will admit that the jaunty “Busy Doing Nothing” is fun, because we get to hear Cedric Hardwicke sing. Paramount purchased the rights to the original musical, and I think seeing those numbers performed would have been a treat. IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information. With Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke, William Bendix. The story of “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” was originally published as a novel by Mark Twain in 1889. • In 1927, songwriters Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart adapted the story into a Broadway musical, “A Connecticut Yankee,” which ran 421 performances in 1927 and had a Broadway revival in 1943. • Disney adapted the story twice: Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) and A Kid in King Arthur’s Court (1995).