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When Knights Were Bold

by Harriet Jay and Robert Buchanan
The plot of . . . “When Knights Were Bold,” is more or less original as modern comedies go. It circles round the love affair of a man and a maid. In the first act, a very twentieth century one, the hero, despite the pronounced encouragement of the heroine, fails to screw up his courage to the proposing point. When alone he can declare his love manfully enough, but in the maid’s presence he becomes as shy as an early Victorian school miss. As the curtain falls, he writes himself down as an ass, takes a big drink, smokes a cigarette, and—dreams.

Act II represents the dream. It is the medieval age—the age of chivalry, of bold, bad barons and gallant knights. An ancestor of the hero is one of these latter. His love story is depicted vividly. There is nothing lackadaisical about the lovemaking. The bold knight finally seizes the maiden in his arms and carries her off bodily to the altar in the face of strenuous opposition.

In act III the twentieth century again appears. There hero wakes up and follows, so far as modernity will let him, the example of his ancestory shown him in the second act.

— San Francisco Call, 14 December 1906

Sadly, we haven’t tracked down the script (possibly because it was never published), but we know from several reviews that the modern day Sir Guy loathes the very mention of days of old.
When Knights Were Bold by Harriet Jay and Robert Buchanan (at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, UK, 17 September 1906).

When Knights Were Bold

by Frank Miller (early screenwriter), directed by Maurice Elvey
. . . we thought [Kenilworth Castle] might account for the cold in the head which was the cause of Sir Guy’s tribulations [possibly his dream or trip to the past]. . . . The story of the play has been followed closely, and the humour of its situations and much of its dialogue skilfully preserved, while the more spacious setting provides opportunities for many effective scenes which add greatly to its interest.
— from The Bioscope, 10 August 1916
When Knights Were Bold by Frank Miller (early screenwriter), directed by Maurice Elvey (at movie theaters, UK, May 1916).

Il cavaliere del silenzio

Literal: The silent knight

[writer unknown], directed by Oreste Visalli
We have sparse information about this silent film apart from a note in Alan Goble’s The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film, which lists the 1907 [sic] play When Knights Were Bold as the source of the 1180-meter film, directed by Oreste Visalli, released by Aquila Film, and featuring Jeanne Nolly, Giulio Del Torre, and Claudia Zambuto.
— Michael Main
Il cavaliere del silenzio [writer unknown], directed by Oreste Visalli (at movie theaters, Italy, June 1916).

When Knights Were Bold

[writer unknown], directed by Tim Whelan
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

When Knights Were Bold [writer unknown], directed by Tim Whelan (at movie theaters, UK, February 1929).

When Knights Were Bold

by Douglas Furber and Austin Parker, directed by Jack Raymond
In this first talkie adaptation of the 1906 play, Sir Guy sings a song about his love Lady Rowena and immediately falls asleep, only to appear in the Age of Chivalry, where he tap dances (still attired in his 20th century tuxedo) and is now beguiled by Rowena of days gone by.
— Michael Main
♫ Then let me dream and never awake until I make you mine ♫ . . . Ah, Rowena [falls asleep]
When Knights Were Bold by Douglas Furber and Austin Parker, directed by Jack Raymond (at movie theaters, London, 19 February 1936).

Journey into Mystery #40

The Question That Can’t Be Answered!

by an unknown writer and John Forte
Reporter Ned Parker tries to expose a fraudulent hypnotist, but instead he ends up being hypnotized and sent into his look-alike descendant 500 years in the future.
— Michael Main
It was Ned who fell under the hypnotic trance . . . and Ned who responded to the commands of Jiminez!
“The Question That Can’t Be Answered!” by an unknown writer and John Forte, in Journey into Mystery #40 (Atlas Comics, November 1956).

SpongeBob SquarePants [s1:e14A]

SB-129

by Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence, directed by Aarpm Springer et al.
The first of SpongeBob’s family to foray into time was Squidward, whose accidental cryofreeze took him two millennia into the future. Of course, even primitive sponges know that that was not actual time travel, but future-SpongeTrons point the six-limbed cephalopod to a time machine that took him on two actual time travel trips before returning him to his own time. No, we don’t know whether one of the future SpongeTrons is SB-129, but we do note that the production code for this episode was 2515-129.
— Inmate Jan
Well, why didn’t ya just ask? The time machine is down the hall and to the left.
“SB-129” by Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence, directed by Aarpm Springer et al., from SpongeBob SquarePants [s01e14A], Nickelodeon (USA, 31 December 1999).

Horrid Henry stories 13.2

Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine

by Francesca Simon
Henry builds a time machine out of the box that the washing machine arrived in, and he’s his usual horrid self in bringing with his little brother Peter up to speed about the whole thing.
— Michael Main
“I’m going to the future and you can’t stop me,” said Peter.
“Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine” by Francesca Simon, in Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine [four stories] (Orion Children’s Books, 2005).

Horrid Henry [s01e16]

Horrid Henry’s Time Machine

by Francesca Simon
In the cartoon version of the short story, Henry imagines that his time machine is an elaborate time ship, at least until his perfect little brother brings him out of his daydream and back to the real world of cardboard.
— Michael Main
Peter: “I'm going to the future. I want to see it for myself!”
Horrid Henry’s Time Machine by Francesca Simon, from Horrid Henry [s01e16] by Malcolm Williamson, directed by Dave Unwin (ITV, UK, 18 December 2006).

The Treehouse #5

The 65-Storey Treehouse

by Andy Griffiths (story) and Terry Denton (art)
Each installment of Andy and Terry’s Treehouse series sees the house grow upward, but what if the house never had a proper building permit? No problem, if you’ve got a time machine in a wheelie trash bin! Caution: Important detours along the way may be necessary to save antkind and The Time Machine.
— Michael Main
“Don’t you see?” says Terry. “We’ll just travel back in time and get a permit for the treehouse.”
The 65-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths (story) and Terry Denton (art) (Macmillan Australia, August 2015).

내가 이 나라의 평강공주다

Mai onri leobeusong English release: My Only Love Song Literal: My only lovesong

by 김수진, directed by 민두식
Diva actress Song Soo-jung drives off in a huff in her manager’s VW van—Boing Boing—only to find herself in the ancient kingdom of Goguryeo where she meets characters from her historical TV show including the real Princess Pyeonggang and the roguish hero On-Dal.
— Michael Main
The history changed because of me, right? That’s why I should go.
Mai onri leobeusong by 김수진, directed by 민두식 (Netflix, 9 June 2017).

Flashback

written and directed by Caroline Vigneaux
After high-powered lawyer Charlie Leroy gets her client cleared from a rape charge by claiming that the accuser’s lacy underwear was consent to have sex, Charlie finds herself transported by a divine cabdriver to historical moments that were key for women’s rights.
— Michael Main
Attends . . . si maman n'épouse pas papa, je vais pas naître. Je viens de me tuer.
Wait . . . if Mom never marries Dad, I won’t be born. I just killed myself.
English
Flashback written and directed by Caroline Vigneaux (Amazon Prime, 11 November 2021).
as of 1:40 p.m. MDT, 18 May 2024
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