{"id":41176,"date":"2018-10-16T10:44:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T17:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41176"},"modified":"2020-11-27T23:22:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T06:22:13","slug":"flame-and-the-arrow-the-1950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41176","title":{"rendered":"Flame and the Arrow, The (1950)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A man who knows what he&#8217;s dying for only <em>seems<\/em> to die.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-41207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Poster.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn medieval Hessian-occupied Italy, an archer named Dardo (Burt Lancaster) loses his son (Gordon Gebert) to his estranged wife (Lynn Baggett), who is cohabitating with Count Ulrich &#8220;The Hawk&#8221; (Frank Allenby). With the help of his loyal sidekick (Nick Cravat), Dardo kidnaps The Hawk&#8217;s niece (Virginia Mayo) for ransom, and attempts to bargain for his son.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Burt Lancaster Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Dramas<\/li>\n<li>Jacques Tourneur Films<\/li>\n<li>Kidnapping<\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Mayo Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJacques Tourneur directed this <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waldo_Salt\">Waldo Salt<\/a>-scripted historical adventure flick, co-starring Burt Lancaster and his former circus partner Nick Cravat (the duo would go on to co-star in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5394\"><em>The Crimson Pirate<\/em><\/a> two years later). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Lancasters-Cravat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Lancasters-Cravat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Lancasters-Cravat.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Lancasters-Cravat-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Lancasters-Cravat-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Lancasters-Cravat-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Flame and the Arrow<\/em> &#8212; the top-grossing film of its year &#8212; is prime escapist fare, filmed in Technicolor and featuring both swashbuckling fights and daring acrobatic feats performed by Lancaster and Cravat themselves. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Acrobatics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Acrobatics.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Acrobatics.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Acrobatics-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Acrobatics-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Acrobatics-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it&#8217;s easy to see how audiences of the time would appreciate its colorful sense of fun, daring, and rebellion, with beautiful and feisty Virginia Mayo included as well. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Mayo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Mayo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Mayo.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Mayo-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Mayo-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Mayo-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With that said, it&#8217;s not must-see viewing for all film fanatics, but rather recommended for those who enjoy well-told tales of this time period and genre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorful sets and fight sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Sets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Sets.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Sets-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Sets-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Sets2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Sets2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Sets2.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Sets2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Sets2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ernest Haller&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Cinematography.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Flame-and-the-Arrow-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worthy viewing for fans of swashbucklers. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0042464\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2454flam.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=8287&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1950\/07\/08\/archives\/the-screen-adventure-theme-in-new-films-burt-lancaster-plays-the.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/75084\/the-flame-and-the-arrow#articles-reviews?articleId=715188\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A man who knows what he&#8217;s dying for only seems to die.&#8221; Synopsis: In medieval Hessian-occupied Italy, an archer named Dardo (Burt Lancaster) loses his son (Gordon Gebert) to his estranged wife (Lynn Baggett), who is cohabitating with Count Ulrich &#8220;The Hawk&#8221; (Frank Allenby). With the help of his loyal sidekick (Nick Cravat), Dardo kidnaps The Hawk&#8217;s niece (Virginia Mayo) for ransom, and attempts to bargain for his son. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Burt Lancaster Films Historical Dramas Jacques&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41176\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41176"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55420,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41176\/revisions\/55420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}