Young nobleman Richard Shelton returns from the War of the Roses to find his father murdered, a fugitive family friend blamed, and his uncle occupying his estates.Young nobleman Richard Shelton returns from the War of the Roses to find his father murdered, a fugitive family friend blamed, and his uncle occupying his estates.Young nobleman Richard Shelton returns from the War of the Roses to find his father murdered, a fugitive family friend blamed, and his uncle occupying his estates.
Billy Bevan
- Dungeon Keeper
- (as William Bevan)
Paul Baxley
- Bowman
- (uncredited)
Donald Chaffin
- Guard
- (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Harry Cording
- Guard
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Duke of Gloucester is generally portrayed sympathetically, although Hollywood historically has depicted him as an arch-villain under his later title, Richard III.
- GoofsAt 33:13 in the film, when Richard fights the guards on the battlement, one of the guards runs into the fight and can barely be seen banging his head on the doorway.
- Quotes
Joanna Sedley: Well, it's about time that someone appreciated a woman. England will never be great until she's had a queen or two.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: England in the 15th Century, torn and wracked by thirty years of struggle for power between the ruling House of Lancaster and the rebellious House of York.
Known as the Wars of the Roses, the bitter contest ended at last in complete victory for York.
Under the new king Edward, IV., and his brother, Duke of Gloucester, the defeated Lancastrians were ruthlessly persecuted.
This aftermath of civil war and its effect on his Lancastrian neighbors was grimly impressed on Sir Richard Shelton as he returned home from long service with the Yorkist army.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
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The Black Arrow
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.
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- Jan 5, 2023
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- Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow
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- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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