The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)

26/05/1952 (US)•Action, Adventure•1h 24m

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Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King's palace. On the way home his father is murdered by henchmen of Prince John. Robin takes up the life of an outlaw, gathering together his band of merry men with him in Sherwood Forest, to avenge his father's death and to help the people of the land that Prince John are over taxing.

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Richard Todd
Robin Hood
Joan Rice
Maid Marian
Peter Finch
Sheriff of Nottingham
James Hayter
Friar Tuck
James Robertson Justice
Little John
Martita Hunt
Queen Eleanor
Hubert Gregg
Prince John
Bill Owen
Stutely
Reginald Tate
Hugh Fitzooth

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A review by CinemaSerf

6.0

Written by CinemaSerf on Sep 11, 2022

A colourful and enjoyable Disnification of the tale from 12th century English folklore. This time, we have a tousled Richard Todd in the title role. He travels to Nottingham to take part in an archery contest with his father (Reginald Tate). They win, but say some rather disparaging things about the new Sheriff (Peter Finch) and his father is killed as they return home. This drives our hero to outlawdom, and the traditional good v evil battles commence. We are introduced to James Robertson Justice as "Little John" and a jovial James Hayter as "Tuck" and all engage in a battle with the evil She...