The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
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Tony Curtis always seemed a little uncomfortable in costume epics, but this trait serves him well in Black Shield of Falworth. Based on the robust novel Men of Iron by Howard Pyle, the film casts Curtis as Miles, the son of a disgraced knight. Through the sponsorship of the Earl of Mackworth Herbert… More Tony Curtis always seemed a little uncomfortable in costume epics, but this trait serves him well in Black Shield of Falworth. Based on the robust novel Men of Iron by Howard Pyle, the film casts Curtis as Miles, the son of a disgraced knight. Through the sponsorship of the Earl of Mackworth Herbert Marshall, Miles is trained for knighthood, an arduous process that earns him the ridicule of his fellow trainees, who regard him as little better than a peasant. Eventually, Miles proves his mettle by squelching a plan to oust King Henry IV Ian Keith from the throne of England. On a more personal level, Miles carries on a romance with Mackworth's daughter Lady Anne Janet Leigh, while Miles' sister Meg Barbara Rush finds happiness in the arms of knight-in-training Francis Gascoyne Craig Hill. The heavy of the piece is the Earl of Alban David Farrar, whom Miles must ultimately face down in a well-directed climactic set-to. Torin Thatcher, who'd previously costarred with Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh in Houdini, delivers another topnotch characterization as the no-nonsense trainer of Miles and his fellow aspirant knights. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rudolph Maté
- Written By
- Oscar Brodney
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 2, 1954 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
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Cast
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Tony Curtis
as Myles Falworth
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Janet Leigh
as Lady Ann
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David Farrar
as Earl of Alban
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Herbert Marshall
as Earl of Mackworth
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Torin Thatcher
as Sir James
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Dan O'Herlihy
as Prince Hal
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Patrick O'Neal
as Walter Blunt
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Craig Hill
as Francis Gascoyne
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Ian Keith
as Henry IV of England
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Doris Lloyd
as Dame Ellen
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Rhys Williams
as Diccon Bowman
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Leonard Mudie
as Friar Edward
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Maurice Marsac
as Count de Vermois
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Leo Britt
as Sir Robert
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Claud Allister
as Sir George
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Robin Camp
as Roger Ingoldsby
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Barbara Rush
as Meg Falworth
- Brett Halsey
