The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood is a 1938 American epic swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and written by Norman Reilly Raine and Seton I. Miller.
Plot
Richard, the Norman King of England, is taken captive in 1191 by Duke Leopold while returning from the Third Crusade. Richard's treacherous brother Prince John, aided by fellow Norman Sir Guy of Gisbourne, names himself regent of England, increasing the Saxons' taxes under the pretense of gathering a ransom for Richard.
Awards
Cast
- Alan Hale
- Basil Rathbone
- Carole Landis
- Charles Bennett
- Charles Irwin
- Claude Rains
- Colin Kenny
- Crauford Kent
- Eddie Dew
- Errol Flynn
- Eugene Pallette
- Frank Hagney
- Harry Cording
- Herbert Mundin
- Holmes Herbert
- Howard Hill
- Ian Hunter
- Ivan Simpson
- John Sutton
- Leonard Mudie
- Leonard Willey
- Lester Matthews
- Lionel Belmore
- Melville Cooper
- Montagu Love
- Olivia de Havilland
- Patric Knowles
- Reginald Sheffield
- Robert Warwick
- Una O'Connor