The Black Arrow

1948

1h 16m

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5.2/10

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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.

Directors

Gordon Douglas

Writers

Tom Seller(screenplay by)

Richard Schayer(screenplay by)

David P. Sheppard(screenplay by)

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Louis Hayward

Janet Blair

George Macready

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Sir Richard Shelton

Joanna Sedley

Sir Daniel Brackley

Lawless

Bennet Hatch

Sir Oliver Oates

Duke of Gloucester

Bishop of Tisbury

Sir John Sedley

Nick Appleyard

Sir Harry Shelton

Sir William Catesby

Dame Carter

Dungeon Keeper

Bowman (uncredited)

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Villager (uncredited)

Harry Cording

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Directors

Gordon Douglas

Writers

Tom Seller(screenplay by)

Richard Schayer(screenplay by)

David P. Sheppard(screenplay by)

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6/10

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 cinematography 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

John Chard27 Jul, 2014