This is a very free adaptation of the merry farce in which James Welch made so great a success, and with the greater scope of the screen, with some characters omitted and new ones introduced, there remains little beyond the main idea to make any comparison with the original more than a matter of antiquarian history. As, however, the majority of modern picture audiences will never have seen the original play, the film will be judged on its own merits, and there is little doubt that its fantasy and quaint humour will recommend it to popular favour.

— The Bioscope, 6 February 1929

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Variants

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  1. When Knights Were Bold [writer and director unknown] writer], directed by Tim Whelan (at movie theaters, UK, February 1929).
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by unknown persons [possibly using an alias]
    Harriet Jay [uncredited] (based on a work by)
    Robert Buchanan [uncredited] (based on a work by)
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . directed by Tim Whelan

Previous Works
based on When Knights Were Bold by Harriett Jay and Robert Buchanan (1906)

Indexer Notes

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  1. See also—The Robert Buchanan Site for the Miriam Seegar interview and other contemporaneous accounts of the film.
  2. Credits—It’s almost certain that Robert Buchanan was uncredited; we have no information on whether Harriet Jay was credited as Charles Marlowe or otherwise.