The Black Arrow

1948
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1h 16m

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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.

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6.1/10

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Trivia
The Duke of Gloucester is generally portrayed sympathetically, although Hollywood historically has depicted him as an arch-villain under his later title, Richard III.

Goofs
At 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 credits
Opening 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.

Connections
Featured in Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)

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Slow and somewhat ponderous adventure flick.

Lois Hayward is capable of much better than this. It was slow and awkward...some of the cast was good but over all I did not feel the casting was a great asset...certainly the script and direction were not...the cast deserved better to work with. Still if you are an afficianado of sword and swash be prepared to sit around for awhile and wonder why you bothered to wade thru this...definitely "not" a keeper...but watch it only if you love Louis Hayward movies.