Watch The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) Free Online

Release Date: 1954

Cast: Herbert Marshall, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher, Patrick O'Neal, Barbara Rush, David Farrar, Dan O'Herlihy

Categories: Movies, Adventure, Costume Drama, Costume Adventure, Period Piece

The Black Shield of Falworth is a 1954 film made by Universal Studios, produced by Robert Arthur and Melville Tucker and directed by Rudolph Maté. The screenplay was adapted by Oscar Brodney from Howard Pyle's 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. The film was Universal International's first feature in CinemaScope. It opened in New York City on October 6, 1954 at... MORE

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Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh

A tribute to Tony Curtis (1925-2010) and Janet Leigh (1927-2004), set to Astrud Gilberto's "Far Away". Curtis and Leigh were one of Hollywood's golden couples, along with Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee, Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, but like the others mentioned, there were problems behind the picture-perfect image. They costarred in six films together ("Houdini", "The Vikings", "The Black Shield Of Falworth", "The Perfect Furlough", "Who Was That Lady?" and "Pepe"). Their marriage lasted for eleven years and produced two daughters, Kelly and Jamie Lee Curtis. No doubt the stress of their careers, homelife, keeping up their images and Tony's wandering eye took their toll. They both remarried, but, hopeless romantic that I am, I like to think that there was a part of their hearts that was reserved for each other. Since Janet passed first, the song seemed to work well both with the fact that she passed on and the fact that their marriage fell apart. Now Tony has joined her. Again, effects were fun to experiment with. Enjoy! DISCLAIMER: All photos, stills, clips and music are copyrighted to their respective owners. No infringement intended.