Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner and a lot of metal hold some attention in "The Knights of the Round Table," the Paramount Theater's first and present CinemaScope offering. Most of the story has to do with building the table and then breaking it down again. Much color fencing, battling, singing and riding go into the process. Action somewhat follows the old legends and since pictures about knights are not too plentiful, a bit of the goings-on make new and interesting stuff. Serious elements are brought in by the chaste love of Taylor’s Sir Launcelot for Miss Gardner's Queen Guinivere. Sir Launcelot is the good friend of King Arthur, characterized by Mel Ferrer, and thus hesitates to fool around with the lady. In any cases, such action would be considered high treason...

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