The Black Shield of Falworth

Technicolor & tights. In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants.

• Director: Rudolph Maté
• Genre:Adventure / Romance
• Runtime:99 minutes

Cast

Tony Curtis : Myles
Janet Leigh : Lady Anne
David Farrar : Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
Barbara Rush : Meg
Herbert Marshall: William, Earl of Mackworth

Myles Falworth (Tony Curtis) and his sister Meg (Barbara Rush) live in obscurity on a farm in Crosbey-Dale (pronounced, kris’ b?-d?l) with their guardian Diccon Bowman (Rhys Williams). This is to protect them from the attainder placed upon their family by King Henry IV of England (Ian Keith) due to their father being falsely accused of treason and murdered by the Earl of Alban (David Farrar). When a hunting party comprising the Earl of Alban, the lord of Crosbey-Dale, and another nobleman, Sir Robert, stop at their farm for refreshment, they are repulsed by Myles from molesting his sister.

This confrontation accelerates Diccon’s plans to send them to Mackworth Castle. The Earl of Mackworth (Herbert Marshall), a close friend of their father, becomes their protector, and he sees in Myles the man who can rid England of the evil machinations of the Earl of Alban. Myles is trained to be a knight, is knighted by the king, and kills the Earl of Alban in trial by combat, foiling Alban’s attempt to seize the English crown. Myles then marries the Earl of Mackworth’s daughter, Lady Anne (Janet Leigh). Read more