1954 medieval historical adventure film by Rudolph Maté
The Black Shield of Falworth
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by
Rudolph Maté
Written by
Oscar Brodney
Based on
Men of Iron 1954 novel by Howard Pyle
Produced by
Robert Arthur Melville Tucker
Starring
Tony Curtis Janet Leigh David Farrar Barbara Rush Herbert Marshall
Cinematography
Irving Glassberg
Edited by
Ted J. Kent
Music by
Hans J. Salter
Production company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
September 2, 1954 (1954-09-02)
Running time
99 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$1.8 million[1]
The Black Shield of Falworth is a 1954 American Technicolor historical adventure film from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur and Melville Tucker and directed by Rudolph Maté. It stars Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Herbert Marshall, and Torin Thatcher. The screenplay, set in Medieval England, was adapted by Oscar Brodney and is based on Howard Pyle's 1891 novel Men of Iron. The original music score was composed by Hans J. Salter although his name does not appear in the screen credits. The only musical notation is given as: "Music Supervision by Joseph Gershenson". Made Universal's music department head in 1940, Gershenson's name appeared on nearly every film made by that studio from 1949-1969.[2]
The film was Universal-International's first feature made in CinemaScope. It opened in New York City's Times Square on October 6, 1954 at the Loew's State Theater. It was the second of five feature films in which husband and wife Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh appeared together on screen during their marriage (1952-1961).
^"1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
^ IMDb "Joseph Gershenson bio"
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