Adventures of Sir Galahad

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Adventures of Sir Galahad
Directed by	Spencer Gordon Bennet
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Written by	David Mathews Lewis Clay George H. Plympton
Starring	George Reeves Charles King William Fawcett Pat Barton Lois Hall Don C. Harvey Nelson Leigh
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Editing by	Dwight Caldwell Earl Turner
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	22 December 1949
Running time	15 chapters (252 min)
Country	United States
Language	English
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Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949) was a 15-chapter Columbia Pictures film serial based on Arthurian legend. It was one of the very few serials of the time with a period setting that was not a western. It was Columbia's forty-first serial (of the fifty-seven they produced between 1937 and 1956).

Galahad is played by George Reeves, who would later find stardom as Superman in The Adventures of Superman. The serial was directed by experienced serial director Spencer Gordon Bennet and produced by legendary cheapskate Sam Katzman.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

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When King Arthur's sword, Excalibur, is stolen, aspiring knight Galahad attempts to recover it. He is opposed by the mysterious Black Knight, King Ulric and suspicious members of King Arthur's court.

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George Reeves as Galahad, aspiring knight
Charles King as Sir Bors, Galahad's comedy sidekick and Knight of the Round Table
William Fawcett as Merlin
Pat Barton as Morgan le Fay
Lois Hall as the Lady of the Lake
Don C. Harvey as Bartog, the Black Knight's henchman
Nelson Leigh as King Arthur, King of Britain
Hugh Prosser as Sir Lancelot, Knight of the Round Table
Jim Diehl as Sir Kay, Knight of the Round Table
Marjorie Stapp as Queen Guinevere, Queen of Britain
John Merton as King Ulric, villainous Saxon king
Pierce Lyden as Cawker
Paul Frees as the voice of the Black Knight

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Adventures of Sir Galahad at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by Batman and Robin (1949)	Columbia Serial Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949)	Succeeded by Cody of the Pony Express (1950)

v • d • e Columbia serials

Pre-war Serials (1937-1942)	Jungle Menace • The Mysterious Pilot • The Secret of Treasure Island • The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok • The Spider's Web • Flying G-Men • Mandrake the Magician • Overland with Kit Carson • The Shadow • Terry and the Pirates • Deadwood Dick • The Green Archer • White Eagle • The Spider Returns • The Iron Claw • Holt of the Secret Service

War-time Serials (1942-1945)	Captain Midnight • Perils of the Royal Mounted • The Secret Code • The Valley of Vanishing Men • Batman • The Phantom • The Desert Hawk • Black Arrow • Brenda Starr, Reporter • The Monster and the Ape

Post-war Serials (1945-1956)	Jungle Raiders • Who's Guilty? • Hop Harrigan • Chick Carter, Detective • Son of the Guardsman • Jack Armstrong • The Vigilante • The Sea Hound • Brick Bradford • Tex Granger • Superman • Congo Bill • Bruce Gentry • Batman and Robin • Adventures of Sir Galahad • Cody of the Pony Express • Atom Man vs. Superman • Pirates of the High Seas • Roar of the Iron Horse • Mysterious Island • Captain Video • King of the Congo • Blackhawk • Son of Geronimo • The Lost Planet • The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd • Gunfighters of the Northwest • Riding with Buffalo Bill • The Adventures of Captain Africa • Perils of the Wilderness • Blazing the Overland Trail

Actors and Actresses	Kirk Alyn • Judd Holdren • Warren Hull • Victor Jory • Clayton Moore • Noel Neill • Tom Tyler

Production Crew	Spencer Gordon Bennet • Elmer Clifton • B. Reeves Eason • James W. Horne • Sam Katzman • George H. Plympton • Joseph F. Poland • Ray Taylor • Mack V. Wright

See also	Film serials • List of film serials • List of film serials by studio