Henry Daniell was superb but was no fencer. He was doubled in The Sea Hawk and doubled in this film. It's an amazing, underappreciated movie. Douglas Fairbanks Jr even 11 years after The Prisoner of Zenda still had all his athleticism.
Great duel with a specialist of swashbucklers movies like the british Henry Daniell... I don't know if this actor duels againts Richard Ney in a movie "Secret of St.Ives" (1949, directed by Phil Rosen), because I never seen that
This one was new to me. Seems like the villain would have survived as he apparently fell into the water. Nice scene though, and it's great to hear your swashbuckling hero call BS on his enemy by saying, "Oh fiddlesticks!". They definitely don't make them like this anymore.
Indeed, there's a certain elegance to this scene, it isn't the most death defying ultra skilled fight even for it's time but it does deliver; the Dialogue between the two is spot on and it's straight to the point fight wise; it really does seem to be two people fighting to survive.
This was yet another fight choreographed by the redoubtable Fred Cavens. Arguably the best swordfight arranger of all time. Daniel always had to be extensively doubled. He wasn't hired for his sword skills but for his icey delivery of lines and his general menace as a villain.
@@robertmcpherson1617 Henry Daniell never claimed skill in this. He was very honest about it. He never gave a bad performance. Also a big fan of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. I love the dialogue with the swordplay.
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Henry Daniell was superb but was no fencer. He was doubled in The Sea Hawk and doubled in this film. It's an amazing, underappreciated movie. Douglas Fairbanks Jr even 11 years after The Prisoner of Zenda still had all his athleticism.
Great duel with a specialist of swashbucklers movies like the british Henry Daniell... I don't know if this actor duels againts Richard Ney in a movie "Secret of St.Ives" (1949, directed by Phil Rosen), because I never seen that
I believe he does but I have been unable to find it.
This one was new to me. Seems like the villain would have survived as he apparently fell into the water.
Nice scene though, and it's great to hear your swashbuckling hero call BS on his enemy by saying, "Oh fiddlesticks!".
They definitely don't make them like this anymore.
Indeed, there's a certain elegance to this scene, it isn't the most death defying ultra skilled fight even for it's time but it does deliver; the Dialogue between the two is spot on and it's straight to the point fight wise; it really does seem to be two people fighting to survive.
This was yet another fight choreographed by the redoubtable Fred Cavens. Arguably the best swordfight arranger of all time. Daniel always had to be extensively doubled. He wasn't hired for his sword skills but for his icey delivery of lines and his general menace as a villain.
@@robertmcpherson1617 Henry Daniell never claimed skill in this. He was very honest about it. He never gave a bad performance. Also a big fan of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. I love the dialogue with the swordplay.
@@verak66 Oh absolutely! He was a consumate professional! And yes, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was brilliant as well!
@@robertmcpherson1617 Thanks, yes. Daniell is the same in The Sea Hawk. He flat out them he couldn't do it.