Tales of Robin Hood (1951)

PRINCIPAL CAST - Robin Hood - Robert Clarke, Maid Marian - Mary Hatcher, Little John - Wade Crosby, Will Scarlet - Robert Bice, Friar Tuck - Ben Welden, Alan A Dale - Bruce Lester, The Sheriff of Nottingham - Tiny Stowe.

Black & White

LENGTH: 1 hour 11 minutes

OPENING CAPTION: Merrie England in the Twelfth Century gave to the world the mysterious figure of Robin Hood, forester or nobleman, thief or benefactor all or any of these names befitted him.

OPENING LINE: ‘Merrie England in the Twelfth Century gave to the world the mysterious figure of Robin Hood, forester or nobleman, thief or benefactor all or any of these names befitted him.’ - The Narrator

CLOSING LINE:

FIRST CHARACTER ON SCREEN: Earl of Chester

WHO IS OUR HERO ROBIN HOOD, PEASANT OR NOBLE?:

ARE STORIES FROM THE TRADITIONAL TALES USED?

Little John & Robin quarterstaff battle over bridge: yes

Friar Tuck carrying Robin across the river: no

An archery contest to lure Robin to Nottingham: yes

If so how does Robin disguise himself: As a master archer returned from the Crusades

Splitting the arrow:

Is Alan-a-Dale a character: yes

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