Stewart Granger was a major star for a time and led the cast of several swashbucklers.
SWORDSMAN OF SIENA (1962) – In the Spanish-controlled Italian states of the 1500s, English mercenary Thomas Stanswood (Stewart Granger) is currently employed by the Italian nobles of Siena. The resented Don Carlos (Riccardo Garrone), Imperial Governor of Siena, is forcing a political marriage between himself and the beautiful Orietta Arconti (Sylva Koscina).
The Imperial Governor hopes to quiet the local rebels by marrying into the revered Arconti family. Because rebels have tried assassinating Orietta to prevent the marriage from taking place, Thomas gets assigned to be Orietta’s bodyguard. She feels she does not need protection and constantly bickers with Stanswood.
Meanwhile, Orietta’s younger sister Serenella falls in love with the mercenary and can tell his sympathies really lean toward the rebels, like hers do. Amid action and intrigues in which Thomas saves Orietta from the rebels called the Ten, Serenella gets killed by Don Carlos’ men.
This pushes Stanswood firmly into the rebel camp, leading him to learn that Orietta also sides with them. The two fall in love. On the day of an exciting horserace between Thomas and one of Carlos’ men, our hero leads an uprising against the Spanish occupiers and Siena is free. 92 minutes. Continue reading
MIKE MCDANIEL HAS A GREAT MEMORIAL POST 
One year ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated by the intolerant forces set in motion by the Democrat Party. And don’t waste my time complaining about that wording, Democrats. We all saw the spiteful joy in your online reactions to the murder of this Free Speech Martyr AND how you’ve persecuted his widow since then. 
“No mere words will suffice to mark the passing of Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA hero who never hesitated to set up a chair inside the lion’s mouth and try to talk sense to political zealots. This husband and father was always thought of by me as “the amiable firebrand” because of the way he combined political passion with a willingness to engage with opponents he surely knew harbored hatred toward him.
Remember that self-confessed school bomber 
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THE BLACK KNIGHT (1954) – During the time of Camelot, King Arthur and Guenevere, a blacksmith and swordsmith named John (Alan Ladd) is in love with Lady Linet (Patricia Medina). John has no chance of winning her as a mere blacksmith, so he forges a special sword for himself and is covertly taught fencing, riding and jousting by a sympathetic knight named Sir Ontzlake (Andre Morell). 
John the Blacksmith accidentally stumbles upon part of the villains’ schemes and tries to warn King Arthur but isn’t believed against the word of King Mark and a Knight of the Round Table. Sir Ontzlake helps the now fugitive John adopt a false identity called the Black Knight. Using that nom de guerre, Alan Ladd repeatedly foils the villainy of King Mark and Sir Palamides. 
It’s no secret that Donald Trump is a de facto Third Party President, which is why he’s had to fight the crooks in both major political parties. Recently yet ANOTHER poll showed people recognizing the fact that President Trump has been better for young African-Americans than Obama was. 
Meanwhile, regarding Africa, even anti-Trump zealots like Aubrey Hruby have been forced to admit that UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP AMERICA INVESTS MORE IN AFRICA THAN UNDER ANY OTHER PRESIDENT! 
