UK, 1954
85m
35mm film, “color by Technicolor”
mono (Western Electric Recording), English
A British fantasy film directed by Tay Garnett.
Plot Summary
In order to win the hand of the beautiful Linet, daughter of Earl of Yeonil, John the blacksmith passes himself off as the Black Knight and ends up fighting for King Arthur. He battles a plot by Saracens and the Cornish to sieze power by faking Viking raids against the country.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Tay Garnett
© MCMLIV [1954] by Warwick Film Productions Ltd
A Warwick production
Produced by: Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli
Associate Producer: Phil C. Samuel
Production Supervisor: Adrian Worker
Original Screenplay by: Alec Coppel
Additional Dialogue by: Dennis O’Keefe & Bryan Forbes
Assistant Director: Phil Shipway
Third Assistant Director: Tom Sachs *
Continuity: Betty Harley
Director of Photography: John Wilcox
Camera Operator: Ted Moore
Editor: Gordon Pilkington
Technicolor Color Consultant: Joan Bridge
Music Composed by: John Addison
Played by: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by: Muir Mathieson
Ballad “The Bold Black Knight”
Music by Leo Maguire
Lyrics composed and sung by Elton Hayes
Sound Recordists: Charles Knott, J. B. Smith
Costume Designed by: Beatrice Dawson
Wardrobe Supervisor: John McCorry
Make-Up: Fred Williamson
Hairdresser: Gordon Bond
Art Director: Vetchinsky
Associate Art Director: John Box
Production Controller for Pinewood Studios: Arthur Alcott
Archery Expert: George Brown
Choreographer: David Paltenghi
Stunts: Paul Baxley [uncredited]
Stunt Double for Alan Ladd: Bob Simmons *
Made at: Pinewood Studios, London, England
Locations: Madrid, Spain [uncredited]; Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain *
Cast
Alan Ladd (John)
Patricia Medina (Linet)
Andre Morell (Sir Ontzlake)
Harry Andrews (Earl Of Yeonil)
Peter Cushing (Sir Palamides)
Anthony Bushell (King Arthur)
Laurence Naismith (Major Domo)
Patrick Troughton (King Mark)
Bill Brandon (Bernard)
Ronald Adam (Abbot)
Basil Appleby (Sir Hal)
Thomas Moore (apprentice)
Jean Lodge (Queen Guinevere)
Pauline Jameson (Countess Yeonil)
John Kelly (woodcutter)
Elton Hayes (troubadour)
John Laurie [James – uncredited]
Olwen Brookes [Lady Ontzlake] *
Alternative Titles
El caballero negro – Spain
Il cavaliere del mistero – Italy
Kuningas Arthurin ritarit – Finland
Unter schwarzem Visier – Germany
Links
Remake
Siege of the Saxons (1963)
References
Books
- Peter Cushing: The Gentle Man of Horror and His 91 Films by Deborah Del Vecchio and Tom Johnson pp.51-56 – illustrated credits, review
