of his life. Then he finds Tristram and Maryam had also been captured and imprisoned. During this time, Walter realizes he loves Maryam. The three of them decide to escape. Tristram dies. The small boat in which Maryam is waiting for Walter in drifts away before Walter can catch her. Walter returns to England alone. Walter is welcomed back by the Norman King Edward because of all the cultural and scientific knowledge (including gunpowder) he has brought back from China. The king knights Walter and grants him a coat of arms. Two Mongol emissaries from Bayan show up. They have brought the Black Rose to England to join Walter there. Cast Tyrone Power as Walter of Gurnie Orson Welles as Bayan of the Hundred Eyes Cécile Aubry as Maryam Jack Hawkins as Tristram Griffen Michael Rennie as King Edward I Finlay Currie as Alfgar Herbert Lom as Anthemus Mary Clare as Eleanor, Countess of Lessford Robert Blake as Mahmoud Alfonso Bedoya as Lu Chung (voice dubbed by Peter Sellers, uncredited) Gibb McLaughlin as Wilderkin James Robertson Justice as Simeon Beautrie Henry Oscar as Friar Roger Bacon Laurence Harvey as Edmond Production The Black Rose was the first film Henry Hathaway directed after an operation for cancer. He had a doctor with him on set. Hathaway later said he felt the movie was badly cast, saying Jack Hawkins was "too old" for his role ("it should have been played by someone like Van Johnson") and that Cécile Aubry "didn't have a lick of sense. I tried to get Leslie Caron but Caron said she loved ballet and didn't want to be in pictures." He also says he and Orson Welles got along "terrible" because Welles would not follow direction. "It pleased him to outwit people. That was the trouble with him throughout his career." Reception Trade papers called the film a "notable box office attraction" in British cinemas in 1950. See also The Great Wall (2016) List of historical drama films Notes and references Notes Citations External links 1950 films 1950s historical films American historical films 1950s English-language films Films based on Canadian novels Films set in the 13th century Films set in England Films set in China Films set in the Yuan dynasty Films directed by Henry Hathaway Films scored by Richard Addinsell 20th Century Fox films Cultural depictions of Edward I of England 1950s American films