The Black Arrow (film)

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The Black Arrow
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Theatrical poster
Directed byGordon Douglas
Screenplay byRichard Schayer
David P. Sheppard
Thomas Sellar
Based onThe Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced byEdward Small
Grant Whytock
StarringLouis Hayward
Janet Blair
CinematographyCharles Lawton Jr.
Edited byJerome Thoms
Music byPaul Sawtell
Production
company
Edward Small Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 30, 1948 (1948-06-30)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[1]

The Black Arrow is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Louis Hayward and Janet Blair.[2] It is an adaptation of the 1888 novel of the same title by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Premise[]

A knight returns home after the War of the Roses (1455–1487) and discovers that his evil uncle has murdered his father.

Cast[]

  • Louis Hayward as Sir Richard Shelton
  • Janet Blair as Joanna Sedley
  • George Macready as Sir Daniel Brackley
  • Edgar Buchanan as Lawless
  • Rhys Williams as Bennet Hatch
  • Walter Kingsford as Sir Oliver Oates
  • Lowell Gilmore as Duke of Gloucester
  • Halliwell Hobbes as Bishop of Tisbury
  • Paul Cavanagh as Sir John Sedley
  • Ray Teal as Nick Appleyard
  • Russell Hicks as Sir Harry Shelton
  • Leslie Denison as Sir William Catesby
  • Billy Bevan as Dungeon Keeper
  • Harry Cording as Guard (uncredited)

Production[]

In 1947 Edward Small signed a contract with Columbia to make two films, The Black Arrow and D'Artagnan, the Kingmaker, an adaptation of one of the sequels to The Three Musketeers.[3] Only the former was made but Small made a number of other swashbucklers for Columbia.

Filming started 6 June 1947.[4]

The film uses leftover sets from The Swordsman (1948) and costumes and cast from The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946).[5]

Reception[]

Reviews were positive.[further explanation needed][6][7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Archive.org
  2. ^ The Black Arrow at Turner Classic Movies
  3. ^ Schallert, Edwin. (Apr 3, 1947). "DRAMA AND FILM: Babe Ruth Biography Glimmers as Cinema". Los Angeles Times. p. 7.
  4. ^ Schallert, Edwin. (May 1, 1947). "DRAMA AND FILM: Hay-ward Picked to Star in War of Roses Story". Los Angeles Times. p. A3.
  5. ^ Jeffrey Richards, Swordsmen of the Screen, p 104-105
  6. ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (Aug 13, 1948). "'Black Arrow' 15th Century Melodrama". Los Angeles Times. p. 14.
  7. ^ A.W.. (Oct 4, 1948). "Louis Hayward Stars in Stevenson Story". New York Times. p. 14.

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