The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth is a 1954 film made by UniversalInternational, produced by Robert Arthur and Melville Tucker and directed by Rudolph Mat. The screenplay was adapted by Oscar Brodney from Howard Pyles novel Men of Iron and starred Tony Curtis as Myles Falworth, Janet Leigh as Lady Anne of Mackworth, David Farrar as the Earl of Alban, Herbert Marshall as the Earl of Mackworth, and Torin Thatcher as Sir James. The original music score was composed by Hans J. Salter.
Myles Falworth Tony Curtis and his sister Meg Barbara Rush live in obscurity on a farm in CrosbeyDale 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 because their father has been 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 CrosbeyDale, and another nobleman, Sir Robert, stop at their farm for refreshment, they are repulsed by Myles to stop them molesting his sister.This confrontation accelerates Diccons plans to send them to Mackworth Castle in Derbyshire based on the eponymous 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 Albans attempt to seize the English crown. Myles then marries the Earl of Mackworths daughter, Lady Anne Janet Leigh. ........
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