A character in The Sword in the Stone (1963)

Sir Ector quotes from The Sword in the Stone (1963)

Sebastian Cabot

4th most-quoted character in The Sword in the Stone (1963): in 4 of its 23 quotes
Most scenes with: Arthur (3), Kay (2)

Scenes with Sir Ector

4 scenes
Sir Ector

Now, what's all the commotion, hmm?

Scullery Maid

Oh, the kitchen! It's under an evil spell! It's bewitched!

Sir Ector

Oh... I bet it's that old goat Marvin. [To Kay] Come on, son! I knew he'd give us trouble! [Goes to the kitchen and sees the magic Merlin used on the dishes and mops] GADZOOKS!!! BLACK MAGIC OF THE WORST KIND!!! Come on, Kay, to the attack!

Scullery Maid

You old goat! If I ever catch you in my kitchen again, I'll--

[firmly]

Madame, you won't! [disappears in a puff of smoke]

Scullery Maid
[surprised]

Oh dear. He-he's gone!

Sir Ector

Well, by Jove...

Kay

We ought to run the old geezer right out of the castle.

Sir Ector

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, Kay, no! He might cast an evil spell on the lot of us. Turn us all to stone! Shh! No, there's no telling what the old devil might do.

Arthur

He's not an old devil! He- he's good, and his magic is good, too. If you'd just leave him alone--

Sir Ector

Now look here, Wart, that's three more demerits!

Kay

Box his ears, Dad.

Arthur

Just because you can't understand something, it doesn't mean it's wrong!

Sir Ector
[spluttering in shock]

Ten more demerits!

Arthur
[in tears]

You make all the rules, and nobody else can say anything!

Sir Ector

You've said aplenty, boy! All that popping off just cooked your goose! Kay, from now on, young Hobbs is your squire. You hear that, Wart? Hobbs is going to be Kay's squire.

Arthur
[quietly]

Yes, sir.

Kay

And that'll teach you to pop off, you little pipsqueak. [As Kay leaves the kitchen with Sir Ector, he chops a mop (that humiliated him earlier) in half with his sword]

[Arthur kneels in the kitchen alone with the broken mop in his hand, feeling sad and ashamed. Merlin magically appears.]

I'm sorry, lad. Sorry I spoiled everything. I know that trip to London meant a great deal to you.

Arthur

Oh, it's not your fault. I shouldn't have popped off. Now I'm really done for.

No, no, you're in a great spot, boy. You can't go down now, it can only be up from here.

Arthur

I'd like to know how.

Use your head, and education, lad.

Arthur
[lightning up]

What good would that do?

Get it first, and who knows? Are you willing to try?

Arthur
[resigned]

Well, what have I got to lose?

[patting his back]

That's the spirit! We'll start tomorrow! We'll show 'em, won't we, boy?

Arthur
[unenthusiastically]

We sure will.

Arthur
[Arthur returns to the tournament with the Sword in the Stone]

Kay! Kay! Here's a sword!

Kay
[Takes the sword]

This is not my sword!

Sir Ector

Hold on, Kay! Wait a minute. [Reads the inscription under the hilt] "Whoso pulleth out this sword..." [Shocked] Why, it's...it's the Sword in the Stone!

Sir Bart

The Sword in the Stone?! It can't be!

Sir Ector

But look! It is!

Sir Pellinore

It's the marvelous sword!

Sir Bart
[To the townspeople]

Hold everything! Someone's pulled the sword from the stone!

Sir Pellinore
[After Arthur pulls the Sword from the Stone again]

It's a miracle, ordained by Heaven. This boy is our King!

Sir Ector

Well, by Jove...

Sir Bart

What's the lad's name?

Sir Ector

Eh, Wart. Oh, uh, I mean, Arthur.

Sir Bart

Hail King Arthur!

Knights

HAIL KING ARTHUR! LONG LIVE THE KING!

[laughing]

I can't believe it!

Sir Ector
[bowing before Arthur humbly]

Oh, forgive me, son. Forgive me.

Arthur

Oh, please don't, sir.

Sir Ector

Kay, bow down to your King.

Narrator
[Kay bows as well, with an expression of remorse and humility]

So at last, the miracle had come to pass in that far-off time upon New Year's Day, and the glorious reign of King Arthur was begun.

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