Newsletter - National Field Archery Society
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ARCHERY IN THE MOVIES No 22 "FLAME AND THE ARROW" WARNER BROS (1950 USA) Starring: Burt Lancaster (Dardo Bartoli), Virginia Mayo (Anne de Hesse), Nick Cravat (Piccolo) Director: Jacques Tourneur THIS is a swashbuckler in the best Hollywood tradition. It is 12th Century Lombardy and a young archer, Dardo Bartoli (Lancaster), is compelled to join the rebels fighting the dastardly Count Ulrich after his wife has been killed and his son is taken by the bad guys. Nick Cravat, who plays Piccolo, was an acrobat who was teamed with Lancaster before Lancaster became a star. He appears in many of Lancaster's movies. In this one, he plays a mute. The reason was that his thick Brooklyn accent, which he could not lose, would have been wildly out of place in such a period piece. The glamorous Virginia Mayo plays the love interest and after a lot of ‘swashbuckling’ Dardo reunites with his captured son, marries Miss Mayo and everyone leaves the cinema fully entertained. The movie got two Oscar nominations – Cinematography and musical score (Max Steiner). Cut along dotted line David Hastings Mr Scott Ball 4 Coronation Avenue Sandiacre Nottingham NG10 5ER Tel: 01159177613 (before 9pm) email: shop@nfas.net 20
The Bow What of the Bow? The Bow was made in England Of true wood, of Yew wood The wood of English Bows So men who are free Love the old Yew tree And the land where the Yew tree grows What of the cord? The cord was made in England A rough cord, a tough cord A cord that bowmen love And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove What of the shaft? The shaft was cut in England A long shaft, a strong shaft Barbed and trim and true So we’ll drink all together To the grey goose feather And the land where the grey goose flew What of thee mark? Ah, seek it not in England A bold mark, our old mark In waiting over-sea When the string harps in chorus And the lion flag is o’er us It is there that our mark will be What of the men? The men were bred in England The Bowmen, the Yeomen The lads of dale and fell Here’s to you - and to you! To the hearts that are true And the land where the true hearts dwell Del Newman Coffee Break - Alternative Quiz Time to think outside the box! Try your hand at this alternative quiz. We’ve given you the answer to the first question, so ready, steady, go... 1. In which battle did Napoleon die? His last battle 2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? 3. River Ravi flows in which state? 4. What is the main reason for divorce? 5. What is the main reason for failure? 6. What can you never eat at breakfast? 7. What looks like half an apple? 8. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what will it become? 9. How can a man go eight days without sleeping? 10. How can you lift an elephant with one hand? 11. If you had three apples and four by Stu Bradley oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have? 12. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it? 13. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it? Answers on page 31 21
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ARCHERY IN THE MOVIES No 22<br />
"FLAME AND THE ARROW"<br />
WARNER BROS (1950 USA)<br />
Starring: Burt Lancaster (Dardo Bartoli), Virginia Mayo (Anne de Hesse), Nick Cravat<br />
(Piccolo)<br />
Director: Jacques Tourneur<br />
THIS is a swashbuckler in the best Hollywood tradition. It is 12th Century Lombardy and a<br />
young archer, Dardo Bartoli (Lancaster), is compelled to join the rebels fighting the dastardly<br />
Count Ulrich after his wife has been killed and his son is taken by the bad guys.<br />
Nick Cravat, who plays Piccolo, was an acrobat who was teamed with Lancaster before<br />
Lancaster became a star. He appears in<br />
many of Lancaster's movies. In this<br />
one, he plays a mute. The reason was<br />
that his thick Brooklyn accent, which<br />
he could not lose, would have been wildly<br />
out of place in such a period piece.<br />
The glamorous Virginia Mayo plays the<br />
love interest and after a lot of ‘swashbuckling’<br />
Dardo reunites with his captured<br />
son, marries Miss Mayo and<br />
everyone leaves the cinema fully entertained.<br />
The movie got two Oscar nominations<br />
– Cinematography and musical score<br />
(Max Steiner).<br />
Cut along dotted line<br />
David Hastings<br />
Mr Scott Ball<br />
4 Coronation Avenue<br />
Sandiacre<br />
Nottingham<br />
NG10 5ER<br />
Tel: 01159177613 (before 9pm)<br />
email: shop@nfas.net<br />
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