Prince Valiant

In Prince Valiant, Henry Hathaway brings Hal Foster’s immensely popular comic strip to life as only Technicolor and CinemaScope can. A young Robert Wagner plays Prince Valiant, who hopes to become a member of the Knights of the Round Table in order to restore his exiled father (Donald Crisp) to his rightful throne. Also starring Janet Leigh, James Mason, Debra Paget, and Sterling Hayden, and with a rousing score by Franz Waxman. (100 mins., 35mm)

Popeye and Prince Valiant are screened in conjunction with the opening of King of the Comics: William Randolph Hearst and 100 Years of King Features at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Visit cartoons.osu.edu for details.