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Robin Hood (1922)

Director(s) Allan Dwan
Producer(s)

No producer listed for this movie

Top Genres Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Romance, Silent Films
Top Topics Swashbucklers

Robin Hood Overview:

Robin Hood (1922) was a Adventure - Romance Film directed by Allan Dwan .

Robin Hood BlogHub Articles:

Walt Disney's Live-Action Robin Hood

Richard Todd as Robin.The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) is one of the greatest films ever made--with its perfectly-cast characters, vivid color, fabulous sets, and iconic scenes (e.g., the archery contest, the climatic swordfight). Thus, it's surprising that Walt Disney chose to mount his own vers... Read full article


Musical Monday: Trail of Robin Hood (1950)

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Trail of Robin Hood (195... Read full article


The Flame and The Arrow (1950): Italy’s Acrobatic Robin Hood

In the region of Italy called Lombardy, Dardo Bartoli (Burt Lancaster) is a bit of an Italian Robin Hood. However, his acclaim as an outlaw is brought on by personal conviction and a blatant disregard for authority. Others are captivated by his lionhearted bravado and fearlessness that, even as a pe... Read full article


Robin Hood vs. Marco Polo

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, Michael Curtiz and William Keighley)

The Adventures of Robin Hood gets by on a lot of charm. Charm and costuming (good and bad). The film opens with title cards setting the scene. Sherwood Forest, evil King’s brother, righteous nobel, beautiful damsel, insidious villain, and Technicolor tights–Claude Rains looking like a Little Lor... Read full article


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Robin Hood Facts
The opening quote, "So fleet the works of men/ Back to their earth again/ Ancient and holy things/ Fade like a dream', is from 'Old and New: A Parable' by Charles Kingsley (1848).

This movie has the distinction of being the first to have a gala premiere. Theater owner Sid Grauman conceived the idea. The premiere was held at Grauman's brand-new Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.

The official title of this movie is "Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood."

This film was long thought to be lost, but was rediscovered in the 1960s.

The castle is reputed to be the largest Hollywood set built for any silent movie. Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright's son, designed at least one set which he later remodeled as a temporary band shell for the Hollywood Bowl.

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