Directors: Michael Curtiz; William Keighley

Writers: Norman Reilly Raine; Seton I. Miller

Music by: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Keywords: Action/Adventure, Robin Hood, Archery

Prince John plots to usurp the throne from King Richard the Lionheart as Robin and his band thwart him from Sherwood Forest. Errol Flynn shines in this best version of Robin Hood ever made, the picture to which all other swashbucklers shall forever be compared. Produced with a lavish budget of nearly $2M, Robin Hood became the first Technicolor blockbuster. Audiences reacted so well to the preview screening that no subsequent changes were made. Three Oscars: Best Art Direction, Film Editing, and Original Score.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Melville Cooper	Actor	15-Oct-1896	31-Mar-1973	The Adventures of Robin Hood
Olivia de Havilland	Actor	1-Jul-1916		Gone With the Wind
Errol Flynn	Actor	20-Jun-1909	14-Oct-1959	Robin Hood
Alan Hale, Sr.	Actor	10-Feb-1892	22-Jan-1950	The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ian Hunter	Actor	13-Jun-1900	23-Sep-1975	The Adventures of Robin Hood
Patric Knowles	Actor	11-Nov-1911	23-Dec-1995	The Wolf Man
Montagu Love	Actor	15-Mar-1877	17-May-1943	British character actor
Lester Matthews	Actor	6-Jun-1900	6-Jun-1975	The Raven
Herbert Mundin	Actor	21-Aug-1898	5-Mar-1939	Mutiny on the Bounty
Una O'Connor	Actor	23-Oct-1880	4-Feb-1959	Googly-eyed character actress
Eugene Pallette	Actor	8-Jul-1889	3-Sep-1954	The Adventures of Robin Hood
Claude Rains	Actor	10-Nov-1889	30-May-1967	The Invisible Man
Basil Rathbone	Actor	13-Jun-1892	21-Jul-1967	Played original Sherlock Holmes
Robert Warwick	Actor	9-Oct-1878	6-Jun-1964	Alias Jimmy Valentine

CAST

Errol Flynn	...   Robin Hood
Olivia de Havilland	...   Maid Marian
Basil Rathbone	...   Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Claude Rains	...   Prince John
and
Patric Knowles	...   Will Scarlett
Eugene Pallette	...   Friar Tuck
Alan Hale, Sr.	...   Little John
Melville Cooper	...   High Sheriff of Nottingham
Ian Hunter	...   King Richard the Lion-Heart
Una O'Connor	...   Bess
Herbert Mundin	...   Much
Montagu Love	...   Bishop of the Black Canons
Leonard Willey	...   Sir Essex
Robert Noble	...   Sir Ralf
Kenneth Hunter	...   Sir Mortimer
Robert Warwick	...   Sir Geoffrey
Colin Kenny	...   Sir Baldwin
Lester Matthews	...   Sir Ivor
Harry Cording	...   Dickon Malbete
Howard Hill	...   Captain of Archers
Ivan Simpson	...   Proprietor of Kent Road Tavern

REVIEWS

Review by William Tyson (posted on 14-Apr-2008)

I remember seeing The Adventures of Robin Hood when I was about ten years old. I thought it was a great film. I still do! I know that its schmaltzy and tame by today's 'explodem' type films, but it has a "feel" to it that just transports you to the time. Color is outstanding, as are sets & photography. Great work for 1938, wasn't it? Shot with the same type of 3-strip, mammoth cameras they used to shoot GWTW, and many more. "The Adventures of Robin Hood" is a true classic in every sense of the word!

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