During King Arthur's time, a sword maker wishes to win Lady Linet's heart but first he must become a noble knight.
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Title: The Black Knight (1954)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Alan Ladd | ... | John | |
| Patricia Medina | ... | Linet | |
| André Morell | ... | Sir Ontzlake (as Andre Morell) | |
| Harry Andrews | ... | Earl Of Yeonil | |
| Peter Cushing | ... | Sir Palamides | |
| Anthony Bushell | ... | King Arthur | |
| Laurence Naismith | ... | Major Domo | |
| Patrick Troughton | ... | King Mark | |
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Bill Brandon | ... | Bernard |
| Ronald Adam | ... | The Abbot | |
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Basil Appleby | ... | Sir Hal |
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Thomas Moore | ... | The Apprentice |
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Jean Lodge | ... | Queen Guenevere |
| Pauline Jameson | ... | Lady Yeonil | |
| John Kelly | ... | The Woodchopper | |
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As a blacksmith John can't hope to win the hand of Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeonil. Off he goes to prove himself a noble knight. He makes himself a suit of armor with a winged chicken helmet and runs around fighting for King Arthur as the Black Knight. Evil doings include plots by visiting kings and a Druid sacrificial ceremony at Stonehenge. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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Alan Ladd's greatest ! Bigger than ever ! Better than ever ! Bolder than ever ! See more »Parents Guide:
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The Bold, Black Knight"
Music by Leo Maguire
Lyrics composed and sung by Elton Hayes
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The scene in which the Druids make Lady Linet wear a blonde wig to be sacrificed was added because the stunt girl was blonde and her brunette wig wouldn't stay on. See more »Goofs
During the conclusive battle scene between the Saracens and Arthurian knights, one Arthurian combatant lies defeated and dead, only to turn his head while the knights rush past him. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: The Earl of Yeonil's Castle. See more »Soundtracks
Ballad:The Bold, Black Knight"
Music by Leo Maguire
Lyrics composed and sung by Elton Hayes
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26 August 1954 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Ah the swords and shields movie, a once thriving genre of film from yore where big bucks was thrown at the productions, and spectacle was unleashed. There were one or two exceptions, mind...
Directed by Tay Garnett, produced by Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli and starring Alan Ladd, Peter Cushing and a whole host of British thespians lining up for some costume shenanigans. Story is a reworking of Arthurian England, with Ladd as a brave blacksmith who reinvents himself as the Black Knight to foil a dastard plan to overthrow King Arthur, and of course to impress the Lady Linet (Patricia Medina) who he has the major hots for. Sword play, fights, swinging about, jousts and Royal machinations do follow.
In the context of its budget it's hardly the awful stinker some have lined up to proclaim it as. Oh it definitely has problems, not the least that Ladd is badly miscast and Medina just isn't good enough, but there's a great sense of fun about the whole thing. One only has to look at Cushing's performance as the villainous Sir Palamides, he's having a great old time of it prancing about in tights and smothered in so much make-up he looks like a Satsuma! If you can get into Cushing's mindset then there's fun to be had here, intentionally or otherwise!
It's very colourful, costuming is impressive and with Garnett the wise old pro not wasting any chance for an action scene - or to encourage his male cast members into macho posturing - it's never dull. True, the editing is shoddy, the script (Alec Coppel) poor and some of the choreography is amateurish, but this is medieval malarkey 101. A film for the forgiving genre fan whose after a simple hour and half of robust swordery and chastity belt tamperings. 6/10