The Black Arrow
Horsemen charge ! Swords clash ! Lips meet !
1948 | 76m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Gordon Douglas |
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| Writer: | Robert Louis Stevenson, Richard Schayer, David P. Sheppard, Tom Seller |
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| A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his father has been murdered by an old family friend who is now an outlaw. However, he becomes suspicious about the exact circumstances of his father's death and determines to find out exactly what happened. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 18, 1948 |
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| Director: | Gordon Douglas |
| Writer: | Robert Louis Stevenson, Richard Schayer, David P. Sheppard, Tom Seller |
| Genres: | Adventure, History |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, swordplay, intrigue, swashbuckler, war of the roses, 15th century |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Edward Small Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Louis Hayward | Sir Richard Shelton |
| Janet Blair | Joanna Sedley |
| George Macready | Sir Daniel Brackley |
| Edgar Buchanan | Lawless |
| Rhys Williams | Bennet Hatch |
| Walter Kingsford | Sir Oliver Oates |
| Lowell Gilmore | Duke of Gloucester |
| Halliwell Hobbes | Bishop of Tisbury |
| Paul Cavanagh | Sir John Sedley |
| Ray Teal | Nick Appleyard |
| Russell Hicks | Sir Harry Shelton |
| Leslie Denison | Sir William Catesby |
| Betty Fairfax | Dame Carter |
| Billy Bevan | Dungeon Keeper |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gordon Douglas | Director |
| Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Robert Louis Stevenson | Novel |
| Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| Jerome Thoms | Editor |
| Stephen Goosson | Art Direction |
| A. Leslie Thomas | Art Direction |
| James Crowe | Set Decoration |
| Wilbur Menefee | Set Decoration |
| Richard Schayer | Screenplay |
| David P. Sheppard | Screenplay |
| Tom Seller | Screenplay |
| Homer Van Pelt | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Small | Producer |
| Grant Whytock | Producer |
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Black Arrows for Black Hearts. The Black Arrow is directed by Gordon Douglas and adapted to screenplay by Richard Schayer, David P. Sheppard and Thomas Sellar from the novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It stars Louis Hayward, George Macready and Janet Blair. Music is by Paul Sawtell and ci ... nematography by Charles Lawton Jr. A little known swashbuckler, the Black Arrow has all the requisite touches for fans of such dashing fare. Story is set just after The War of the Roses has ended and pitches the returning Sir Richard Shelton (Hayward) into a hunt for the truth behind his father’s murder. Political intrigue, fights, brutal jousting and romance does follow. It doesn’t give the Flynn or Power swashbucklers a run for their money, but it’s good honest family entertainment with medieval literacy at the core and red-blooded machismo bulging at the seams. 6/10
This film is really all about the last ten minutes. When Louis Hayward ("Sir Richard") returns from fighting in the Wars of the Roses, he discovers all at home is not so rosey. His father has, allegedly, been slain by a neighbour and his uncle "Sir Daniel" (George Macready) has taken over his estate ... . Soon, though, our young knight starts to smell a rat. When the daughter of his father's purported murderer (Janet Blair) arrives at their castle, the plot positively thickens as lifelong friends start to look more and more untrustworthy, and it transpires that there is more to a marauding rebel hiding in the forest than first might have been expected. Of course it's a "Robin Hood" spin off and it's quite a talkie film, but there are some enjoyable action scenes and there's a certain chemistry between Hayward and Blair until the arrival of the the King's brother, the Duke of Gloucester (Lowell Gilmore) who facilitates the exciting denouement. It's got some good supporting efforts from Edgar Buchanan and the ever reliable Rhys Williams to keep it diverting enough, too. Not the best swashbuckler Hayward did, but it's still well worth 1¼ hours of anyone's time.