The Black Shield of Falworth

Name: The Black Shield of Falworth
Genre: Adventure, History, Romance
Released: 1954-09-02
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.248

★ 6,2 /10 (31 Votes)

1954 EN 99 min

Overview

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really was. But one day, they journey to Macworth Castle. There, Myles falls in love with Lady Anne Macworth, makes friends and enemies, and learns to be a knight.

Stream

Release date

02/09/1954

Votes

Popularity

2.5

A timeless story of Love, Honor and Glory.

Genres

Adventure History Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

99 min

Tony Curtis

Myles Falworth

Janet Leigh

Lady Anne of Mackworth

David Farrar

Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban

Barbara Rush

Meg Falworth

Herbert Marshall

William, Earl of Mackworth

Torin Thatcher

Sir James

Dan O'Herlihy

Prince Hal of Wales

Patrick O'Neal

Walter Blunt

Craig Hill

Francis Gascoyne

Ian Keith

King Henry IV

Doris Lloyd

Dame Ellen, Lady-in-Waiting

Rhys Williams

Diccon Bowman

Leonard Mudie

Friar Edward

Maurice Marsac

Count de Vermois

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Leo Britt

Sir Robert

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Giles

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Gary Montgomery

Peter

Claud Allister

Sir George

Hamilton Camp

Roger Ingoldsby

Harry Cording

Captain of King's Guards (uncredited)

Nicolas Coster

Humphrey, Young Squire (uncredited)

Charles Evans

Lord Archbishop (uncredited)

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Richard B. Fitzgerald

Sentry (uncredited)

Lance Fuller

Guard (uncredited)

Brett Halsey

Young Squire / Apprentice Knight (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Court Observer (uncredited)

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Ramsay Hill

Sir Charles (uncredited)

Robert F. Hoy

First Guard (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh

Archbishop at Myles' Knighting (uncredited)

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James Logan

(uncredited)

Ralph Moratz

Court Knave (uncredited)

Damian O'Flynn

Sir Alexander (uncredited)

Reginald Sheffield

Lord Constable (uncredited)

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All The Pageantry And Excitement Of Knighthood’s Epic Age! The Black Shield of Falworth is directed by Rudolph Mate and adapted to screenplay by Oscar Brodney from the noel Men of Iron written by Howard Pyle. It stars Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Barbara Rush, Torin Thatcher, Herbert Marshall, Craig Hill, David Farrar and Dan O’Herlihy. Music is by Hans J. Salter and cinematography by Irving Glassberg. 1954 proved to be quite a year for fans of swords and shields movies, spoilt for choice really. Demetrius and the Gladiators, The Black Knight, King Richard and the Crusaders, Prince Valian…

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Torin Thatcher steals this for me as the eye-patch wearing "Sir James" the curmudgeonly Knight who is tasked by the Earl of Mackwith (Herbert Marshall) to turn country bumpkin Tony Curtis ("Myles") into a chivalric squire. Soon, though, it transpires that they are all at the heart of a plot to kill King Henry IV - a scheme led by the evil "Earl of Alban" (David Farrar). Janet Leigh is the feisty daughter of "Mackwith" and when they discover that Curtis is really a dispossessed Knight - his late father having been denounced by the evil Farrar - the battle lines are drawn. Dan O'Herlihy turns in…

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