Restless Knights

Restless Knights (1935)

The stooges learn they are of royal blood

Set in Medieval times, the stooges learn they are of royal blood and vow to save the kingdom. They become the queen's royal guards but are sentenced to die when the queen is abducted on the orders of the evil prime minister. The stooges escape, free the queen, and end up knocking each other out.

Date of release
1935-02-20
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (16)
Runtime
17m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Charles Lamont

Casting

Interesting facts

Restless Knights is a 1935 short subject directed by Charles Lamont starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the sixth entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Production notes

Restless Knights was filmed on December 19–22, 1934. The film title Restless Knights is a pun on "restless nights," or chronic insomnia. Opening theme music was titled "Entry of the Giants," composed by Louis Silvers.

This short marked the second and final appearance of co-star Walter Brennan in a Stooge short after appearing in the first short 'Woman Haters'.

The title Duke of Durham references Duke University, which has been in Durham, North Carolina since 1892.

The title Baron of Gray Matter is a pun on "barren of gray matter" - i.e., brainless.

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