Who played the title role in the 1938 film 'The Adventures Of Robin Hood'?
"truth. The story is portrayed in the 1938 film ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" starring Errol Flynn in which Prince John, Guy of Gisbourne and the Sheriff of Nottingham plan to trap Robin as the most likely winner of the contest, knowing of his attraction to the Lady Marian, and Robin splits the arrow of another contestant to thus win the prize of the golden arrow given by her hand. An altered version of the tale appears in the first episode of the Robin of Sherwood television series, in which the prize offered is a silver arrow belonging to Herne"
"Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-born American actor during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Considered the natural successor to Douglas Fairbanks, he achieved worldwide fame for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films, as well as frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland. He was best known for his role as Robin Hood in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938); his portrayal of the character was named by the American Film Institute as the 18th greatest hero in American film history. His other famous roles included the eponymous lead in ""Captain"
"a fan club and was receiving letters requesting signed pictures"", she said. Richard Greene Richard Marius Joseph Greene (25 August 1918 – 1 June 1985) was a noted English film and television actor. A matinée idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"", which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1959. Greene was a Roman Catholic of Irish and Scottish ancestry, and was born in Plymouth, Devon, England. His aunt was the musical theatre actress Evie Greene. His father,"
"Richard Greene Richard Marius Joseph Greene (25 August 1918 – 1 June 1985) was a noted English film and television actor. A matinée idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"", which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1959. Greene was a Roman Catholic of Irish and Scottish ancestry, and was born in Plymouth, Devon, England. His aunt was the musical theatre actress Evie Greene. His father, Richard Abraham Greene and his mother, Kathleen Gerrard, were both actors with"
"early in his career: Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-born American actor during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Considered the natural successor to Douglas Fairbanks, he achieved worldwide fame for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films, as well as frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland. He was best known for his role as Robin Hood in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938); his portrayal of the character was named by the American Film Institute as the 18th greatest hero in American film history. His other famous roles included the"
"actions are governed by her mind as well as her heart"", according to author Judith Kass. ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" was released on May 14, 1938, and was an immediate critical and commercial success, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. It went on to become one of the most popular adventure films of the Classical Hollywood era. The popularity of ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" brought deHavilland a new level of fame as a movie star, but this new status was not reflected in her subsequent film assignments at Warner Bros. Her next several roles were more"
"""The Adventures of Robin Hood"". The same year, Basil Rathbone also starred with Flynn in ""The Dawn Patrol"" (1938). In 1962 Flynn's son Sean starred in ""The Son of Captain Blood"". In 17th-century England, Irish doctor Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) is summoned to aid Lord Gildoy, a wounded patron who participated in the Monmouth Rebellion. Arrested while performing his duties as a physician, he is convicted of treason against King James II and sentenced to death by the infamous Judge Jeffreys. By the whim of the king, who sees an opportunity for profit, Blood and the surviving rebels are transported"
"productions over the course of his career, playing a variety of leading and supporting parts. As his film career began to flourish, he found less time to perform in the theatre in both England and America. Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was an English–American film and stage actor whose career spanned several decades. After his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in ""The Invisible Man"" (1933) he appeared in classic films such as ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938), ""Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"" (1939), ""The Wolf Man"" (1941), ""Casablanca"" and ""Kings Row"" (both"
"Robin Hood (1922 film) Robin Hood is a 1922 adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery. It was the first motion picture ever to have a Hollywood premiere, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on October 18, 1922. The movie's full title, under which it was copyrighted, is Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood. It was one of the most expensive films of the 1920s, with a budget estimated at approximately one million dollars. The film was a smash hit and generally received favorable reviews. The opening has the dashing Earl of Huntingdon besting his bitter enemy, Sir Guy of Gisbourne,"
"Olivia de Havilland Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a British-American actress whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in forty-nine feature films, and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her early screen performances in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938) and ""Gone with the Wind"" (1939), and her later award-winning performances in ""To Each His Own"" (1946), ""The Snake Pit"" (1948), and ""The Heiress"" (1949). Born in Tokyo to English parents, deHavilland and her younger sister, actress Joan Fontaine, moved to"
"Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was an English–American film and stage actor whose career spanned several decades. After his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in ""The Invisible Man"" (1933) he appeared in classic films such as ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938), ""Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"" (1939), ""The Wolf Man"" (1941), ""Casablanca"" and ""Kings Row"" (both 1942), ""Notorious"" (1946), ""The Pied Piper of Hamelin"" (1957), and ""Lawrence of Arabia"" (1962). He was a Tony Award winning actor and was a four-time nominee for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Rains was"
"Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers and, occasionally, horror films. Rathbone frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Mr. Murdstone in ""David Copperfield"" (1935) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938). His most famous role, however, was heroic—that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946"
"Cooper married actress Rita Page. Their marriage produced one child and ended with her death in London on 19 December 1954. Cooper's third marriage to Elizabeth Sutherland lasted until his death. Cooper died of cancer on 13 March 1973 in Los Angeles, California. He was buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Melville Cooper George Melville Cooper (15 October 1896 – 13 March 1973) was an English stage, film and television actor. His many notable screen roles include the High Sheriff of Nottingham in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938), Mr. Collins in ""Pride and Prejudice"" (1940) and"
"in ""Red Riding Hood"" (1977), Anna Karen in ""Dick Whittington"" (1979), Clive Dunn, Janet Fielding and Valentine Dyall in ""Aladdin"" (1983), Dave Lee Travis in ""The Pied Piper"" (1984) and ""Babes in the Wood"" (1991), Sally James in ""Dick Whittington"" (1985), Arthur English in ""Cinderella"" (1986), Johnny Ball in ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" (1988) and ""Mother Goose"" (1989), Keith Chegwin in ""Aladdin"" (1990) and ""Cinderella"" (1992), Danny John Jules and Nigel Pivaro in ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" (1994), Carmen Ejogo in ""Robin Hood"" (1995), Michael Fenton Stevens in ""The Wizard of Oz"" (2000), Bodger & Badger in ""Jack and the"
"the film was built upon--and the culture it created--exists to this day...The creation of ""Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood"" consumed nearly a year of his life, and the experience established the matrix for all of his subsequent silent film productions. Indeed, it was the first of his productions to be fully realized in every respect."" Robin Hood (1922 film) Robin Hood is a 1922 adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery. It was the first motion picture ever to have a Hollywood premiere, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on October 18, 1922. The movie's full title, under which it"
"Robin Hood (2018 film) Robin Hood is a 2018 American action-adventure film directed by Otto Bathurst and written by Ben Chandler and David James Kelly, from a story by Chandler. It is based on the tale of Robin Hood, and follows his training by John to steal from the Sheriff of Nottingham. The film stars Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson, Tim Minchin, and Jamie Dornan. The film was announced in February 2015, with Egerton signing on as the lead role that September. Hewson, Foxx and Mendleson all joined the cast over the following year, and principal photography"
"Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood is an adventure film starring David Warbeck, Ciaran Madden, Kathleen Byron, David Butler and Kenneth Gilbert, and directed by John Hough. The film was the debut movie of actor David Warbeck as Robin Hood. The film was originally a 1969 television series pilot but was released in movie theatres in 1973. The film was also released on VHS under the title ""The Legend of Young Robin Hood"". Robert of Loxley, a simple farmer, is working his land when a fellow Saxon runs through their property attempting to escape"
"and playsets. All but one of the figures were derived by slight modifications to Kenner's well known Super Powers line, while Friar Tuck, as well as the vehicles and playset, were modified from """" toys. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 American romantic action adventure film, based on the English folk tale of Robin Hood which originated in the 15th century. The film is directed by Kevin Reynolds, and stars Kevin Costner as Robin Hood, Morgan Freeman as Azeem, Christian Slater as Will Scarlett, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Maid Marian, and Alan Rickman"
"Melville Cooper George Melville Cooper (15 October 1896 – 13 March 1973) was an English stage, film and television actor. His many notable screen roles include the High Sheriff of Nottingham in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938), Mr. Collins in ""Pride and Prejudice"" (1940) and the wedding-rehearsal supervisor Mr. Tringle in ""Father of the Bride"" (1950). George Melville Cooper was born on 15 October 1896 in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire to W.C.J. and Frances (""née"" Brennan) Cooper. He was brought up in Britain and attended public schools, including King Edward's School in Birmingham. He began to develop an interest in"
"issued by the General Register Office for England and Wales, lists the cause of death as a malignant brain tumour. Alexander Gauge Alexander Gauge (29 July 1914 - 28 August 1960) was a British actor best known for playing Friar Tuck in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" from 1955 to 1959. Born in a Methodist Mission station in Wenzhou in China, Gauge was a well-known English character actor. Gauge attended school in California before moving to England. He served in the British Army in India during World War II, where he became acquainted with John Masters. He first appeared on"
"and Olivia de Havilland, Boulin in ""Dramatic School"" with Luise Rainer and Paulette Goddard, and the cowardly Sheriff of Nottingham in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938) with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. During the 1940s, Cooper continued to appear in some of the more popular films of the decade, including Alfred Hitchcock's ""Rebecca"" (1940) with Joan Fontaine, ""Pride and Prejudice"" (1940) with Greer Garson, ""The Lady Eve"" (1941) and ""You Belong to Me"" (1941) with Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda, ""This Above All"" (1942) with Joan Fontaine, ""Random Harvest"" (1942) with Greer Garson, Henry Hathaway's ""13 Rue Madeleine"""
"and that such portrayals are protected by the First Amendment. De Havilland intends to appeal the decision to the US Supreme Court in September 2018. Olivia de Havilland Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a British-American actress whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in forty-nine feature films, and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her early screen performances in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938) and ""Gone with the Wind"" (1939), and her later award-winning performances in ""To Each His Own"""
"Robin Hood (1991 British film) Robin Hood is a 1991 British adventure film directed by John Irvin, executive produced by John McTiernan and starring Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow, Jeroen Krabbé and Edward Fox. Although originally intended for a theatrical release in the United States and South America, the film was premiered on the Fox network in those territories a month before the release of """". It was released in cinemas in several countries in Europe and elsewhere, including Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The film begins when a miller, who is poaching deer on lands belonging to the"
"Eugene Pallette Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor. He appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures between 1913 and 1946. After an early career as a slender leading man, Pallette became a stout character actor. He had a deep voice, which some critics have likened to the sound of a croaking frog, and is probably best-remembered for comic character roles such as Alexander Bullock, Carole Lombard's character's father, in ""My Man Godfrey"" (1936), as Friar Tuck in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938) starring Errol Flynn, and his"
"William Keighley William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 24, 1984, New York, New York) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director. After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of 23. By the 1910s and 1920s, he was acting and directing on Broadway. With the advent of talking pictures, he relocated to Hollywood. He eventually signed with Warner Bros., where he proved adept at directing in a wide variety of genres. He was the initial director of ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"", starring Errol Flynn and Olivia"
"and writer for films and the BBC. In the same year, it was made into the film, directed by Reginald Denham, with Ian Hunter (best known as King Richard I in the 1938 ""Adventures of Robin Hood"") as the detective, Donald Wolfit as the murder victim, and Val Gielgud himself as the drama producer, Julian Caird. The film sticks closely to the plot of the book, but is lighter in tone, and capitalizes on the glamour of broadcasting by including a number of cameo appearances by radio stars, among them Hannen Swaffer, Gillie Potter, Elisabeth Welch and Percival Mackey. During"
"His big break as an actor was arguably with Gertrude Lawrence and Beatrice Lillie in ""Charlot's Revue"" when it appeared on Broadway in 1925. In 1931, after working in Australia and London, he permanently moved to the US, where he received a contract with Twentieth Century Fox Studios and enjoyed a successful career as a character actor in over 50 films. Perhaps his most celebrated role was as Much, the miller's son, in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938), alongside Errol Flynn. Other film appearances included ""Mutiny on the Bounty"" (1935) with Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and MGM's ""David"
"Robin and the 7 Hoods Robin and the 7 Hoods is a 1964 American musical film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Bing Crosby. The picture features Peter Falk, Barbara Rush, and an un-credited Edward G. Robinson. Written by David R. Schwartz, the film transplants the Robin Hood legend to a 1930s Chicago gangster setting, though this story's utterly opportunistic Marian is very different from the faithful Maid Marian of the original legend. Produced by Frank Sinatra, the film introduced the hit song ""My Kind of Town"" by Jimmy Van Heusen and"
"first famous residents in the area and owned property around the lake, used his estate as a vacation getaway during the 1920s and 1930s. Lake Sherwood lies just west of several major movie ranches and has frequently been used as a filming location. Lake Sherwood was named from being the location for Sherwood Forest in the 1922 film, ""Robin Hood"", starring Douglas Fairbanks. The 1938 film, ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"", starring Errol Flynn, also had a single scene shot on location at ""Sherwood Forest"". A mock cliff was constructed for several film serials, the lake was often used for"
"right to loan him to other studios and Rains having a potential income of up to $750,000 over 7 years. He played the villainous role of Prince John in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938). Roddy McDowall once asked Rains if he had intentionally lampooned Bette Davis in his performance as Prince John, and Rains' only reply was ""an enigmatic smile."" Rains later revealed to his daughter that he'd enjoyed playing the prince as a homosexual, by using subtle mannerisms. Rains later credited the film's co-director Michael Curtiz with teaching him the more understated requirements of film acting, or ""what"
"an outlaw whose head is worth that of a wolf’s, dead or alive. Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood is an adventure film starring David Warbeck, Ciaran Madden, Kathleen Byron, David Butler and Kenneth Gilbert, and directed by John Hough. The film was the debut movie of actor David Warbeck as Robin Hood. The film was originally a 1969 television series pilot but was released in movie theatres in 1973. The film was also released on VHS under the title ""The Legend of Young Robin Hood"". Robert of Loxley, a simple farmer, is working"
"Chronicles"" series of novels based on the legend of Robin Hood. Richard was played by Henry Wilcoxon in Cecil B. DeMille's 1935 epic, ""The Crusades"", by Ian Hunter in ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"" (1938), by Norman Wooland in ""Ivanhoe"" (1952), by George Sanders in ""King Richard and the Crusaders"" (1954), by Dermot Walsh in the ""Richard the Lionheart"" (1962–1963), by Julian Glover in ""Doctor Who – The Crusade"" (1965) and ""Ivanhoe"" (1982), by Richard Harris in ""Robin and Marian"" (1976) and by Sean Connery in the climax of """" (1991). Connery's appearance as Richard was parodied by Patrick Stewart"
"Robin Hood (2010 film) Robin Hood is a 2010 British-American epic war drama film based on the Robin Hood legend, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Mark Addy, Oscar Isaac, Danny Huston, Eileen Atkins, and Max von Sydow. It was released in 12 countries on 12 May 2010, including the United Kingdom and Ireland and was also the opening film at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival the same day. It was released in a further 23 countries the following day, among them Australia, and an additional 17 countries on 14 May 2010,"