The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)

Movie Details

Original Title The Black Shield of Falworth

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.9

Cast

Tony Curtis

Myles Falworth

Popularity: 2.5

Janet Leigh

Lady Anne of Mackworth

Popularity: 3.4

David Farrar

Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban

Popularity: 5.7

Barbara Rush

Meg Falworth

Popularity: 11.0

Herbert Marshall

William, Earl of Mackworth

Popularity: 1.1

Torin Thatcher

Sir James

Popularity: 11.2

Dan O'Herlihy

Prince Hal of Wales

Popularity: 11.3

Patrick O'Neal

Walter Blunt

Popularity: 1.5

Craig Hill

Francis Gascoyne

Popularity: 2.7

Ian Keith

King Henry IV

Popularity: 1.4

Doris Lloyd

Dame Ellen, Lady-in-Waiting

Popularity: 0.4

Rhys Williams

Diccon Bowman

Popularity: 2.2

Key Crew

Director Rudolph Maté

Editor Ted J. Kent, Edward Curtiss

Screenplay Oscar Brodney

Producer Melville Tucker, Robert Arthur

Production

Universal International Pictures

Videos & Trailers

Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh 'The Black Shield of Falworth' 1954 theatrical trailer

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Keywords

based on novel or book castle shield king henry iv trial by combat 15th century knighthood

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 6.5/10

Feb 23, 2014

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, Cr ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jun 14, 2024

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 ... Read more