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)
Featured review
Oh Daniel my uncle !
Based,like this other Gordon Douglas "roguess of Sherwood" on a vague screenplay inspired by Robin Hood,"black arrow" shows more originality ,in spite of two lackluster principals: Louis Hayward is a million miles from Eroll Flynn,being rather clumsy -I remember he was pretty mediocre as Lombard in Clair's "and then there were none" ;Janet Blair is a little better as another Lady Marian avatar,but she is not Olivia De Havilland either.George McReady easily stills the show,being nasty ,treacherous,unctuous ,the perfect baddie .
The story takes place after the Wars of the Roses but history is quickly forgotten and we have another story à la Robin Hood.That said,the movie is entertaining,it's action-packed and there's never a dull moment .
The story takes place after the Wars of the Roses but history is quickly forgotten and we have another story à la Robin Hood.That said,the movie is entertaining,it's action-packed and there's never a dull moment .
helpful•37
- dbdumonteil
- Jan 8, 2012
- How long is The Black Arrow?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content