The Black Arrow
- Studio
- Air Programs International Productions
Synopsis
The story of Richard (Dick) Shelton during the Wars of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, rescues his lady Joanna Sedley, and obtains justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton. Outlaws in Tunstall Forest organized by Ellis Duckworth, whose weapon and calling card is a black arrow, cause Dick to suspect that his guardian Sir Daniel Brackley and his retainers are responsible for his father's murder. Dick's suspicions are enough to turn Sir Daniel against him, so he has no recourse but to escape from Sir Daniel and join the outlaws of the Black Arrow against him. This struggle sweeps him up into the greater conflict surrounding them all. The story of the Wars of the Roses is told in miniature by "The Black Arrow," a 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Characters
Richard (Dick) Shelton, Joanna Sedley, Sir Harry Shelton, Ellis Duckworth, Sir Daniel Brackley
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Leif Gram
Producing
- Producer
- Walter J. Hucker
Writing
- Writer
- John Palmer
- Based On The Original Novel By
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Voices
Music
- Music
- Richard Bowden, John Sangster
Animation
Editing
- Editor
- Eddy Graham, Bob Barton
Crew
- Layouts
- Bruce Davis, Bob Fosbery, Alex Nicholas
- Backgrounds
- Peter Connell, Mike King-Prime, Azmi Mounir, Jann Sender
- Animators
- Don Ezard, Mick Faulkner, Witold Giersz, Ian MacKenzie, Dianne Rudder, Irena Slapczynski, Richard Slapczynski, Bill Toh, George Youssef
- Animation Supervisor
- Jean Tych
- Paint Supervisor
- Jenny Schowe
- Cameras
- Robert Bates, David McCullough, Jenny Ochse
Production notes
Aired as part of CBS's Famous Classic Tales series.