The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
- Directed by
- Rudolph Maté
- Genre
- medieval film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- e 10
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man in medieval England trains to become a knight and seeks to clear his family's name after his father is falsely accused of treason. He faces battles and political intrigue while falling in love with a noblewoman.
old-fashionedromanticadventurousswashbucklingcolorfuldramaticfairy-tale-like
What happens
The Black Shield of Falworth is a 1954 American Technicolor adventure historical film film from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur and Melville Tucker and directed by Rudolph Maté. It stars Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Herbert Marshall, and Torin Thatcher. The screenplay, set in Medieval England, was adapted by Oscar Brodney and is based on Howard Pyle's 1891 novel Men of Iron. The original music score was composed by Hans J. Salter although his name does not appear in the screen credits. The only musical notation is given as: "Music Supervision by Joseph Gershenson". Made Universal's music department head in 1940, Gershenson's name appeared on nearly every film made by that studio from 1949 to 1969. The film was Universal-International's first feature made in CinemaScope. It opened in New York City's Times Square on October 6, 1954, at the Loew's State Theater. It was the second of five feature films in which husband and wife Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh appeared together on screen during their marriage (1952–1961). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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