Prinz Eisenherz (1954)

Prinz Eisenherz: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget. A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur’s Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.

“In my childhood Prince Valiant was one of my favorites. There was this film and also an album to fill in with cards related to the film. Henry Hathaway did a real good work with this film, very good for all ages, but more for children. One of the things I liked was the way Valiant (Robert Wagner or his stunt) jumped and ran. He was very active and with pride. The film had a good acting of James Mason as the villain Sir Brack, Sterling Hayden as strong Sir Gawain; two beauties of those days, Janet Leigh and Debra Paget, and the ex-boxing champion, the Italian Primo Carnera as the villain Sligon, who badly talked in the scenes he participated. Although the film was made in studios, the photography and the environment shown were good.”