Robin Hood (1922)

A nobleman becomes the vigilante Robin Hood who protects the oppressed English people from the tyrannical Prince John.

Director:

Allan Dwan

Writer:

Douglas Fairbanks (story) (as Elton Thomas)

Stars:

Wallace Beery, Sam De Grasse, Enid Bennett

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Wallace Beery	...	Richard the Lion-Hearted
Sam De Grasse	...	Prince John (as Sam de Grasse)
Enid Bennett	...	Lady Marian Fitzwalter
Paul Dickey	...	Sir Guy of Gisbourne
William Lowery	...	The High Sheriff of Nottingham
Roy Coulson	...	The King's Jester
Billie Bennett	...	Lady Marian's Serving Woman
Merrill McCormick	...	Henchman to Prince John
Wilson Benge	...	Henchman to Prince John
Willard Louis	...	Friar Tuck
Alan Hale	...	Little John
Bud Geary	...	Will Scarlett (as Maine Geary)
Lloyd Talman	...	Allan-a-Dale
Douglas Fairbanks	...	The Earl of Huntingdon / Afterwards Robin Hood

Storyline

Amid big-budget medieval pageantry, King Richard goes on the Crusades leaving his brother Prince John as regent, who promptly emerges as a cruel, grasping, treacherous tyrant. Apprised of England's peril by message from his lady-love Marian, the dashing Earl of Huntingdon endangers his life and honor by returning to oppose John, but finds himself and his friends outlawed, and Marian apparently dead. Enter Robin Hood, acrobatic champion of the oppressed, laboring to set things right through swash buckling feats and cliffhanging perils!

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | king john character | robin hood character | maid marian character | friar tuck character | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Design, labor and materials for the massive sets of this film came to a cost of $248,000. Building the sets reportedly required a million feet of lumber and thirty tons of nails.

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Quotes

The Earl of Huntingdon: Each day do loyal men rally to our cause. 'Twill not be long ere we storm the very castle itself.

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Alternate Versions

Two versions exist on video, one at 162 m. and one at 120 m.

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Connections

Version of Robin Hood (1912)

User Reviews

Good Entertainment & An Ideal Role For Fairbanks

The Douglas Fairbanks version of "Robin Hood" is still good entertainment despite showing its age at times. The role gives Fairbanks a perfect chance to display his energy and charisma, and he is helped by lavish sets and scenery that recreate the world of medieval England. Wallace Beery as King Richard also is a nice complement to Fairbanks. Later versions, such as the Errol Flynn version which is still the best of all the Robin Hood movies, had many resources available to them that this one didn't, but this older version works well and is more enjoyable than most of the more recent movies based on the legend.

The story and characters are familiar from many other books and movies. But it includes some interesting scenes that cover or add parts of the legend that are not in a lot of other versions - for example, about the first half of this movie takes place before any of the events in the Flynn movie. It makes it interesting to watch even if you've already seen plenty of other "Robin Hoods", and amongst other things it gives Beery as Richard a lot more screen time. It is acted in the somewhat exaggerated style of many of the silent melodramas of the era, but in this case that tone, while perhaps providing an occasional unintentional chuckle, fits rather well with the subject matter. It's also worth paying attention to the grand sets that were constructed for the film. They were apparently rather renowned in their day, and they still do a good job of evoking the right background. Overall, it was a very good film for its time and one worth watching today.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

None English

Release Date:

18 October 1922 (USA)

Also Known As:

Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Douglas Fairbanks Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min 117 min (video) 120 min (AMC print) (1997) 143 min (Raymond Rohauer print) (2012)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1