The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 99m
Director: Rudolph Maté
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar
Synopsis:
A peasant is trained by nobles to be a knight formidable enough to confront the treasonous Earl threatening Henry IV's kingdom.
Review:
More Hollywood chivalric action (the same year saw The Black Knight and Prince Valiant from other studios), and all in response to MGM's superior trio of Richard Thorpe films with Robert Taylor. This one is set in the 15th century, but the castles and armour look just the same and the story is just as silly. Its real delight, however, is that it boasts lines like 'Yonder lies the castle of my fodder', spoken by Curtis, and has the lovely Janet Leigh and formidable David Farrar in support.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 99m
Director: Rudolph Maté
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar
Synopsis:
A peasant is trained by nobles to be a knight formidable enough to confront the treasonous Earl threatening Henry IV's kingdom.
Review:
More Hollywood chivalric action (the same year saw The Black Knight and Prince Valiant from other studios), and all in response to MGM's superior trio of Richard Thorpe films with Robert Taylor. This one is set in the 15th century, but the castles and armour look just the same and the story is just as silly. Its real delight, however, is that it boasts lines like 'Yonder lies the castle of my fodder', spoken by Curtis, and has the lovely Janet Leigh and formidable David Farrar in support.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 99m
Director: Rudolph Maté
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar
Synopsis:
A peasant is trained by nobles to be a knight formidable enough to confront the treasonous Earl threatening Henry IV's kingdom.
Review:
More Hollywood chivalric action (the same year saw The Black Knight and Prince Valiant from other studios), and all in response to MGM's superior trio of Richard Thorpe films with Robert Taylor. This one is set in the 15th century, but the castles and armour look just the same and the story is just as silly. Its real delight, however, is that it boasts lines like 'Yonder lies the castle of my fodder', spoken by Curtis, and has the lovely Janet Leigh and formidable David Farrar in support.