The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)

Directors:

Henry Levin
George Sherman

Writers:

Paul A. Castleton (story)
Paul A. Castleton (novel)
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Release Date:

21 February 1946 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

The Son of Robin Hood (original poster)

Plot:

Robert of Nottingham, the son of Robin Hood, goes to the aid of the Queen Mother and the beautiful Lady Catherine...

Plot Keywords:

King | Castle | Mother | Friar | Queen

Cast

Anita Louise	...	Lady Catherine Maitland
Jill Esmond	...	The Queen Mother
Edgar Buchanan	...	Friar Tuck
Cornel Wilde	...	Robert of Nottingham
Henry Daniell	...	The Regent. William of Pembroke
George Macready	...	Fitz-Herbert
Russell Hicks	...	Robin Hood, Earl of Huntington
John Abbott	...	Will Scarlet
Lloyd Corrigan	...	Sheriff of Nottingham
Eva Moore	...	Mother Meg
Ray Teal	...	Little John
Leslie Denison	...	Allan-A-Dale
Ian Wolfe	...	Lord Mortimer
Maurice Tauzin	...	The King
Miles Mander	...	Lord Warrick
Mark Roberts	...	Robin Hood's Man (as Robert E. Scott)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Bradley	...	Nobleman (uncredited)
Lane Chandler	...	Robin Hood's Man (uncredited)
Tex Cooper	...	Peasant (uncredited)
Ben Corbett	...	Man-at-Arms (uncredited)
Harry Cording	...	Prioress Guard (uncredited)
Dick Curtis	...	Castle Gate Guard (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn	...	Castle Guard (uncredited)
George Eldredge	...	Robin Hood's Man (uncredited)
Jack Evans	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
Sam Harris	...	Nobleman (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert	...	Baron (uncredited)
Mauritz Hugo	...	Man-at-Arms on Search Patrol (uncredited)
Ross Hunter	...	Robin Hood's Man (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh	...	Robin Hood's Man (uncredited)
Jimmy Lloyd	...	Crossbowman (uncredited)
Francis McDonald	...	Robin Hood's Man (uncredited)
Ferdinand Munier	...	Innkeeper (uncredited)
Gene Roth	...	Jailer (uncredited)
Dan Stowell	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan	...	Young King's Guard (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt	...	Prioress Guard (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
Robert Williams	...	Prioress Guard (uncredited)
Harry Wilson	...	Outlaw (uncredited)

Directed by
Henry Levin
George Sherman

Writing credits
Paul A. Castleton		(story)
Paul A. Castleton		(novel "The Son of Robin Hood")
Wilfred H. Petitt		(screenplay) and
Melvin Levy		(screenplay)
Oscar Saul		contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
George Sklar		contributor to dialogue (uncredited)

Produced by
Leonard S. Picker	....	producer
Clifford Sanforth	....	producer
Edward M. Spitz	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography by
Tony Gaudio		(director of photography)
George Meehan		(director of photography) (as George B. Meehan Jr.)
William E. Snyder		(director of photography) (as William Snyder)

Film Editing by
Richard Fantl

Art Direction by
Stephen Goosson
Rudolph Sternad

Set Decoration by
Frank Kramer

Costume Design by
Jean Louis		(costumes)

Makeup Department
Clay Campbell	....	makeup artist
Helen Hunt	....	hair stylist

Production Management
William Mull	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wilbur McGaugh	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Lambert E. Day	....	sound recordist (as Lambert Day)

Stunts
Ralph Faulkner	....	fencing double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Fayte M. Browne	....	second camera (uncredited)
Ned Scott	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department
Morris Stoloff	....	musical director (as M.W. Stoloff)
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Edwin Wetzel	....	music mixer (uncredited)

Other crew
Francis Cugat	....	associate technicolor color director (as Francisco C. Cugat)
Howard Hill	....	technical advisor (as Howard H. HiIl)
Natalie Kalmus	....	technicolor color director
Ralph Faulkner	....	fight choreographer (uncredited)
Thelma Hoover	....	research director (uncredited)
Juanita Lopez	....	research director (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1946) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures Corporation (1946) (UK) (theatrical)
• Christiaan van der Ree (1946) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
• Medal Fim Exchange (1946) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures de Cuba (1946) (Cuba) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1946) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Express Film (1947) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (1953) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) (B&W)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (2000) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia (1947) (France) (theatrical) (as Columbia Films S.A.)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Approved | USA:Passed

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Cornel Wilde's character is referred to as "Robert of Huntington," not "Robert of Nottingham".

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Regent withdraws the Magna Carta and, when the nobles agree, the Earl of Huntington (the former Robin Hood) vows to fight him and maintain the people's right to rule themselves. In fact, the Magna Carta didn't create a democracy, it was forced upon King John by the nobles to guarantee the rights and establish the political power of the nobles, not the people. The nobles would never have let the Regent withdraw the Magna Carta and strip them of their power.

Quotes:

Fitz-Herbert:Your life is too precious to England. You will enjoy this traitor's death no less if I slaughter him for you!
The Regent. William of Pembroke:Thank you, Fitz-Herbert, but this is one thing I wish to do myself.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Baretta: Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (#1.10)" (1975)

TIGHTS, FIGHTS & RIGHTS -ALRIGHT?

This is the one where Columbia decided to re-do Warner Brothers' ROBIN HOOD [1938]. But there was a problem. That one ended- like World War II- with Robin vanquishing England's enemies; now boring old peace had broken out again and both Richard the Lionheart and Robin were nearing the colostomy bag stage. Hell -Robin hada been doing sumpin all those years? Heck yes! He had done what every returned American GI did -he procreated! He had a son -Bob Hood [Cornel Wilde] who looked more Czechoslovakian than English but no matter. Same dab hand with a bow a blow and a beauty, same mindless sense of humour -a pea from the pod you might say; except he couldn't be pea green like colostomy-quivering Robin, but grey. Grey Bob was allowed green underwear, though.

So much for his hose -but what about foes? History was singularly unhelpful, because in spite of green Robin & his Geriatrics' heroics the dreaded King John succeeded King Dick and died in his bed. So -what do do? Well. Columbia's script department came up with the despotic Regent [Henry Danielle] who could have been any one of a number shadowy XII century characters, and -straight from an American child-actor catalogue- a boy King [Maurice Tauzin] who had to be prevented from signing anything.

So, Bob with a cause still needed to get his paws on a broad. Enter a bleach blonde cut-price Betty Grable with a voice to die from, Lady Catherine Maitland [Anita Louise] and this technicolor 1940 period Valhalla was complete. This movie is unique for raising awareness of [1] medieval colour blindness -because in spite of having red lips that would halt freeway traffic, and a bombshell hairdon't, Anita Louise manages to pass herself off as the Prioress of Buxton -and [2] the little-known practice of becoming muscular on half female prison rations -which Bob did before putting paid to the evil Regent.

Generally the supporting players, Jill Esmond [Queen Mother] looking older than 38, but back in movies after being deserted with a new-born baby in 1940 by Laurence Olivier for Vivien Leigh, Lloyd Corrigan [Sheriff of Nottingham] and George Macready [Fitz-Herbert], helped make this the kind of movie which made -not only kids but adults- leave the cinema feeling braver, stronger and more righteous.