fiction.wikisort.org - MovieThe Bandit of Sherwood Forest is a 1946 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Henry Levin & George Sherman and starring Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond and Edgar Buchanan.
1946 film by Henry Levin, George Sherman
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest |
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Directed by | Henry Levin George Sherman |
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Written by | Wilfred H. Petitt Melvin Levy |
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Story by | Paul A. Castleton & Wilfred H. Petitt |
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Based on | Novel Son of Robin Hood by Paul A. Castleton |
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Produced by | Leonard S. Picker Clifford Sanforth |
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Starring | Cornel Wilde Anita Louise Jill Esmond Edgar Buchanan |
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Cinematography | Tony Gaudio William Snyder George B. Meehan |
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Edited by | Richard Fantl |
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Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
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Production company | Columbia Pictures |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release date |
- February 21, 1946 (1946-02-21)
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Running time | 86 minutes |
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Country | United States |
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Language | English |
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Budget | >$1 million[1] |
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Box office | $3 million (US rentals)[2] 3,410,235 admissions (France)[3] |
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Plot
Robin Hood's son (Cornel Wilde) returns to save Magna Carta, flirt with Lady Catherine (Anita Louise) and protect a boy king.
Cast
Production
Development
The film is based on a 1941 novel, Son of Robin Hood by Paul Castleton.[4] In 1941 it was announced Don "Red" Barry would star in a serial called The Son of Robin Hood but it was not made.[5]
Producer Clifford Sanforth said he got the idea to make the film when his little son saw The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) asked his father whether Robin Hood had a son. Sanforth tracked down and bought the film rights to the novel.[6] In April 1944 Sanforth announced he would make a series of films about the son of Robin Hood for Republic Pictures starring archer Howard Hill.[7]
In early 1945 the project moved to Columbia Pictures where Sanforth was to produce with Leonard Picker.[8] MGM objected to the title The Son of Robin Hood claiming they had the rights to use the words "Robin Hood" as they had bought screen rights to an operetta of that name by Reginald de Koven. This resulted in Columbia deciding to use the title The Bandit of Sherwood Forest.[9]
The casting of Cornel Wilde and Anita Louise was announced in March 1945 and filming began in April.[10]
Production notes
The film featured the first cinema use of helicopter mounted cameras used during the scene of the storming of the castle.[11]
Reception
Critical reception
Variety wrote, "There is considerable ineptness in writing, production and direction but it still stands up as okay escapist film fare for the not-too-critical. There is a concentration of chases and ‘they-went-thata-way’ flavor about the doings that hints at the western feature training of producers and directors. Wilde is properly swashbuckling as the hero, and probably had himself a time enacting the dare-and-do".[12] The New York Times wrote, "Cornel Wilde is dashing and flashes a toothsome smile as the virtuous "bandit" of Sherwood and Anita Louise is beautiful, though perhaps a bit more coquettish than a maiden fair should be. All the rest, including Russel Hicks as the elder Robert, pitch into their roles with picturesque extravagance. "The Bandit of Sherwood Forest" is the kind of entertainment that makes one wish one could be a boy again—if only for an hour and a half."[13]
Box office
The film was a sizable box office hit. It earned over $3 million in the US and was the 14th most popular movie of the year in France in 1948.[3][2]
Legacy
The sets built for the film were reused in the Three Stooges shorts Squareheads of the Round Table, Fiddlers Three, and The Hot Scots, and again for the 1948 film The Prince of Thieves.
References
- "Picker Exits MG Prod", Variety 25 September 1946 p.29
- "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 p8
- "French Box Office in 1948". Box Office Story.
- "Latest books received" (1941, Jul 06). New York Times
- Schallert, E. (1941, Oct 23). "20th signs Laughtons to play married pair" Los Angeles Times
- By Frank Daugherty (1945, Jun 01). "'Bandit of Sherwood Forest' to tell of Robin Hood, Jr." The Christian Science Monitor
- Schallert, E. (1944, Apr 29). "Mother Cabrini deal centering on Rainer" Los Angeles Times
- (1945, Mar 09). "SCREEN NEWS" New York Times
- By FRED, S. H. (1945, Apr 15). "HOLLYWOOD ON THE CLEFS" New York Times
- (1945, Mar 19). "SCREEN NEWS" New York Times
- "Cameras in the Sky by Richard Wirth - ProVideo Coalition".
- "The Bandit of Sherwood Forest". Variety. 1 January 1946.
- "MOVIE REVIEW THE SCREEN; 'Ziegfeld Follies,' an Elaborate Revue, Opens at Capitol-- 'Sherwood Forest Bandit,' 'Spider Woman' Film Here - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 14 October 2021.
External links
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Universe |
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Characters | Main |
- Robin Hood
- Maid Marian
- The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield
- Sheriff of Nottingham
- Guy of Gisbourne
- Prince John
- Bishop of Hereford
- Richard at the Lee
- King Richard
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Merry Men |
- Little John
- Much the Miller's Son
- Will Scarlet
- Arthur a Bland
- David of Doncaster
- Will Stutely
- Friar Tuck
- Alan-a-Dale
- Gilbert Whitehand
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Media |
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Screen | Film | |
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TV | |
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Animated | |
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Parody | |
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Alternate settings | |
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Popular culture | |
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Child ballads |
- 8: Erlinton
- 102: Willie and Earl Richard's Daughter
- 103: Rose the Red and White Lily
- 115: Robyn and Gandeleyn
- 117: A Gest of Robyn Hode
- 118: Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne
- 119: Robin Hood and the Monk
- 120: Robin Hood's Death
- 121: Robin Hood and the Potter
- 123: Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar
- 124: The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield
- 126: Robin Hood and the Tanner
- 127: Robin Hood and the Tinker
- 128: Robin Hood Newly Revived
- 129: Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon
- 130: Robin Hood and the Scotchman
- 131: Robin Hood and the Ranger
- 132: The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood
- 136: Robin Hood's Delight
- 138: Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale
- 139: Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham
- 140: Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires
- 141: Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly
- 142: Little John a Begging
- 143: Robin Hood and the Bishop
- 144: Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford
- 145: Robin Hood and Queen Katherine
- 146: Robin Hood's Chase
- 147: Robin Hood's Golden Prize
- 148: The Noble Fisherman
- 149: The Noble Fisherman
- 151: The King's Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood
- 152: Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow
- 153: Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight
- 154: A True Tale of Robin Hood
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Stage / theatre |
- The Downfall and The Death of Robert Earl of Huntington (1598 and 1601 plays)
- The Merrie Men of Sherwood Forest (1871 operetta)
- Robin Hood (1890 De Koven opera)
- The Foresters (1892 play)
- Twang!! (1965 musical parody)
- Robin Hood (1934 Tippett opera)
- Robin Hood (1998 ballet)
- Robin des Bois (2013 musical)
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Video games |
- Robin of the Wood (1985)
- Super Robin Hood (1986)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1991)
- Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (1991)
- Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (2002)
- Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (2003)
- Robin Hood's Quest (2007)
- Volume (2015)
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Literature |
- Ivanhoe (1819)
- Maid Marian (1822)
- The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883)
- Bows against the Barons (1934)
- The Once and Future King (1958)
- The Outlaws of Sherwood (1988)
- Through a Dark Mist (1991)
- Lady of the Forest (1992)
- In the Shadow of Midnight (1994)
- The Last Arrow (1997)
- Lady of Sherwood (1999)
- Ronin Hood of the 47 Samurai (2005)
- King Raven Trilogy (2006)
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Music | |
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Alan Dale | |
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