The black shield of falworth 1954 approved 1h 39min adventure, history, romance 2 september 1954 usa peasant myles falworth is trained for knighthood and is groomed by various nobles to defeat the evil earl of alban whos plotting to usurp king henry ivs throne. There he must complete for both knighthood, as well as the hand of the fair lady anne janet leigh, but her love is claimed by the evil, conniving sir walter blunt patrick oneal. Turner classic movies would do themselves a favor to aquire this movie. In the days of king henry iv, stalwart young myles of crisby dale, and his sister meg, have been raised as peasants. It was therefore a surprise that eureka chose to release it on bluray but i wanted to see it again and find out how well the 55 year old cinemascope picture fared in high definition. Its the black shield of falworth, but the friar and diccon wont say what it is. It stars tony curtis, janet leigh, barbara rush, torin thatcher, herbert marshall, craig hill, david farrar and dan oherlihy. The black shield of falworth is a 1954 technicolor film from universalinternational, produced by robert arthur and melville tucker and directed by rudolph. Black shield of falworth is the story of myles falworth, curtis a peasant raised without ever knowing who his real father was. He finds the coatofarms in question, the black shield and the red griffin of falworth with the motto fidus et audax faithful and bold. Salter original movie soundtrack licensed to youtube by distribution select on behalf of disques cinemusique, and 5 music rights societies. The black shield of falworth 1954 tony curtis, janet leigh. Good colorful locations, fine settings, good action scenes and a sort of sticky musical score that even sounds appropriate help the picture along with an acceptable script and henry hathaways.
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. There myles falls in love with the mackworths daughter an. Tony curtis in the black shield of falworth 1954 tony curtis and janet leigh in the black. 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. The black shield of falworth 1954 12 video dailymotion. By modern standards this is fairly tame visually but as a representation of the original i doubt much more could be done. There myles falls in love with the macworths daughter anne,makesfriends and enemies,and learns to be a knight. The black shield of falworth 1954 stream and watch online. The black shield of falworth, dvd, manufactured on demand, ntsc format, action adventure, 025192052088. Black shield of falworth bluray disc, 2009 for sale.
The black shield of falworth is the only other story i know that concerns itself with the time of henry iv. The black shield of falworth is a 1954 technicolor film from universalinternational, produced by robert arthur and melville tucker and directed by rudolph mate. Here was a different kind of swashbuckling hero an overlyanxious and often hotheaded young man with a very. The black shield of falworth 1954 adventure tony curtis. The black shield of falworth 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Streaming di film e serie complete con sottotitoli in italiano. Based on the robust novel men of iron by howard pyle, the film casts. Original picture clippings printed in japan jpn the item is carefully removed from a vintage japan movie magazine. 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. The black shield of falworth 1954 full movie youtube.
Based on the robust novel men of iron by howard pyle, the film casts curtis as miles, the son of a disgraced knight. He goes to mackworth castle to become a knight and regain his birth right. Tony curtis plays a dashing young knight trying to defend the british throne and. The black shield of falworth 1954 the last drive in.
In fact i think that for 1954 prince valiant takes the most of fosters novels about knights and vikings in the times of legendary king arthur. In 1955 barbara rush played aga doherty in douglas sirks captain lightfoot starring along side rock hudson, and acting with jack palance in the epic period piece kiss of fire 1955. Curtis through was revered as a talented actor all through, reached the pinnacle of success during the 1950s and 1960s. Streaming serie tv the shild streaming itaaltadefinizione. 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. The black shield of falworth is a 1954 technicolor film from universal international, produced by robert arthur and melville tucker and directed by rudolph. Please add items to your shopping cart and complete the checkout to get a combined. The black shield of falworth 1954 stream and watch. The black shield of falworth letterboxd your life in film. Black shield of falworth dvd, 2014 for sale online ebay.
Based on the robust novel men of iron by howard pyle, the film casts curtis as. In the black shield of falworth, tony curtis woos his reallife bride janet leigh, while defending the british throne in a swashbuckling tale filled with joust, jests and medieval heroics. Soundtrack personnel jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the. The black shield of falworth manufactured on demand, ntsc. Hes played here by ian keith and the film like the shakespeare plays about him concern efforts to topple him from his throne. Whilst it was released in the widescreen format, it was not filmed in the new anamorphic process, but. It stars tony curtis, janet leigh, david farrar, herbert marshall, and torin thatcher. The black shield of falworth subtitles 21 subtitles. That same year she appeared in director rudolph mates the black shield of falworth with tony curtis and janet leigh. One of the advisers to the king, alban, says that this is the shield of the traitor falworth. Bluray audio quality no boasting going on here and it appears to be the same 2.
Harry potter complete 8 film collection dvd 2011, 8disc set free shipping. The black shield of falworth was the first universal film in cinemascope and universal was far more interested in the spectacle of the film than the story because they were competing with the small screen that was populating the homes of america. Share black shield of falworth blu ray disc, 2009 black shield of falworth blu ray disc, 2009. Janet leigh the black shields of falworth 1954 japan picture. Now before anybody goes off the deep end, according to some digging done by a roobarbarian sleuth over on that forum, black shield of falworth is one of the movies affected by the vault fire at universal studios last june. Meg, myles and diccon head to the mackworth castle for asylum. The black shield of falworth dvdr 1954 universal studios. The friar only says that if myles is going to wear the ring, he could be killed for doing so. Peasant myles falworth is trained for knighthood and is groomed by various nobles to defeat the evil earl of. The black shield of falworth 1954 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Interestingly, his films covered a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. Janet leigh the black shields of falworth 1954 japan. Everything else never moves beyond dull competence.
Salter original movie soundtrack licensed to youtube by. Black shield of falworth dvd, 2008 for sale online ebay. In the black shield of falworth, tony curtis woos his reallife bride janet leigh, while defending the british throne in a swashbuckling tale filled with joust, jests. The black shield of falworth 1954 tony curtis dvd elvis. The screenplay was adapted by oscar brodney and is based on howard pyles 1891 novel men of iron. Miles curtis is a headstrong, handsome peasant determined to learn the name of his slain father and discover his true heritage. I thought there was a discrepancy between the filmed in cinemascope logo and the 1. When you doaquire this movie you may reserve a copyof it for me best regards. Medieval epic full of swashbuckling heroics and romance. The black shield of falworth full movie movies anywhere. The black shield of falworth 1954 the movie database. The black shield of falworth film the black shield of falworth 02 september 1954. We combine multiple purchases once payments are completed. They have a real plot and you get something out of the movie.
Written aslant the lower right corner is the notice that the family of falworth is attainted and that all in the family must be put to death. The black shield of falworth 1954 rudolph mate synopsis. Color and transfer are first rate though not the full digital make over of some films. All the while the english throne is being challenged to the death, from sinister forces within.
Black shield of falworth bluray disc, 2009 for sale online. Tony curtis always seemed a little uncomfortable in costume epics, but this trait serves him well in black shield of falworth. The black shield of falworth 1954 tony curtis, janet leigh, david. He finds the coat of arms in question, the black shield and the red griffin of falworth with the motto fidus et audax faithful and bold. This bluray probably looks like the film the black shield of falworth with vibrant colours and consistent grain that stand out as the most impressive attributes. Tony curtis was an iconic american actor who did more than a hundred films in his career spanning six decades.