USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting) - Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A

Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A

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Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A -- Uneven musical fantasy derived from Mark Twain's tale of a blacksmith (Bing Crosby) hit on the head in turn-of-the-century New England, then awakened in sixth-century Camelot by a knight (William Bendix) of the Round Table. Directed by Tay Garnett, Crosby's bemused Sir Boss is entirely agreeable and Sir Cedric Hardwicke's Arthur is drolly dense, but the action rarely measures up to its comic potential and the forgettable songs add little to the entertainment. Brief stylized violence. (A-I) (br) ( 1949 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.