The Black Arrow

"Horsemen charge ! Swords clash ! Lips meet !"

Jun 30 1948 Approved 1h 16m
Action, Adventure, History

A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his father has been murdered by an old family friend who is now an outlaw. However, he becomes suspicious about the exact circumstances of his father's death and determines to find out exactly what happened.

Plot

Sir Richard Shelton, a young British nobleman, returns from the War of the Roses to find his father dead and his accused murderer, Sir John Sedley, living in the forest with a fugitive band of die-hard rebels like Robin Hood. Shelton's uncle, his father's sinister and cruel half-brother, Sir Daniel Brackley, is living on his father's estates and has reinstated cruel corporal punishment among the peasants, something his father had abolished. Shelton's suspicions are aroused when a yeoman loyal to Brackley is murdered using a black arrow. Other Brackley henchman, including Shelton's former mentor and Master-at-Arms, who had access to the supposed murder of his father by Sedley are also on the Black Arrow's death list. Shelton's growing antipathy toward Brackley is complicated by his uncle's desire to marry Sedley's beautiful daughter, an ambition shared by Shelton.

Written by

Richard Schayer, David P. Sheppard, Tom Seller

Directed by

Gordon Douglas

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Edward Small Productions, Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
482
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA