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Post by petrolino on Apr 9, 2017 1:52:43 GMT
'The Black Shield Of Falworth' is an exciting adventure filmed in Technicolor in which Myles Falworth (Tony Curtis) and his sister Meg (Barbara Rush) leave behind their farm in Crispy-Dale with their proud friend Diccon Bowman (Rhys Williams). They become embroiled in court intrigue and a royal affair as Myles woos Lady Anne (Janet Leigh) and Meg falls for Francis Gascoyne (Craig Hill) who watches Myles train to be Squire at Arms. There's fighting, brawling, jousting and loving in the name of honour. This film is directed by Rudolph Mate. Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh
On-Set Costume Parade
Have you seen this movie? Check it out if you enjoy Richard Fleischer's adventure 'The Vikings' (1958).
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 9, 2017 2:32:50 GMT
petrolino I thought that at first that this was the film in which poor Tony delivered his infamous line, "Yonda lies da castle of my fadda" but that was Son of Ali Baba (1952). Presumably he had gotten some accent removal coaching in the interval between pictures.
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Post by petrolino on Apr 9, 2017 3:13:44 GMT
petrolino I thought that at first that this was the film in which poor Tony delivered his infamous line, "Yonda lies da castle of my fadda" but that was Son of Ali Baba (1952). Presumably he had gotten some accent removal coaching in the interval between pictures. He was such a fine acrobat like his friends Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster, yet he's constantly seen falling on his backside in 'The Black Shield Of Falworth'. It's a terrific performance though as you see him defeat the bullies and come of age. |
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Post by tarathian123 on Apr 9, 2017 17:17:58 GMT
Love this movie but I do have to laugh at the immaculate hair styling and grooming of Tony Curtis. Sorry, but Mr. Teasy-Weasy (or whoever) was not available for 15th century peasantry. I have the novel on which this movie is based. It's "Men of Iron" [1891] wriiten by the American author Howard Pyle. I'm afraid the movie takes a lot of liberties with it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_of_IronSome differences between novel and movie are listed on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Shield_of_Falworth What's interesting about the novel above and beyond the story is that Pyle goes into a lot of corroborated detail about the training of men to become knights. Much more than is depicted in the movie. At times it's almost like a training manual. |
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Post by koskiewicz on Apr 9, 2017 17:33:55 GMT
...definitely a watchable film...also, Taras Bulba w/Tony & Yul...
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