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Movie Detail Name Occurs Before Title Offscreen Credit Print Viewed By AFI Stub Record Robin Hood Alternate Title: Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood Director: Allan Dwan (Dir) Release Date:   28 Jan 1923 Premiere Information:   Chicago opening: 18 Oct 1922 Duration (in feet):   10,680 Duration (in reels):   11 Print this page Display Movie Summary Available Formats Facets DVD VHS LaserDisk Grapevine DVD VHS LaserDisk Image DVD VHS LaserDisk Kino DVD VHS LaserDisk Movies Unlimited DVD VHS LaserDisk Nostalgia Family Video DVD VHS LaserDisk Sprague DVD VHS LaserDisk Cast:   Douglas Fairbanks (The Earl of Huntingdon/Robin Hood)       Wallace Beery (Richard the Lion-Hearted)       Sam De Grasse (Prince John)       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         Wilson Benge (Henchmen to Prince John)       Willard Louis (Friar Tuck)       Alan Hale (Little John)       Maine Geary (Will Scarlett)       Lloyd Talman (Alan-a-Dale)   Summary: The Earl of Huntingdon accompanies King Richard on a crusade but returns to England when he learns of Prince John's efforts to secure the throne for himself. Under the name of Robin Hood he leads a group of men who "take from the rich; give to the poor." He rescues Lady Marian from Prince John's prison but is himself captured. The timely reappearance of King Richard returns Robin Hood to Lady Marian and foils the efforts of Prince John.  Production Company: Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp.   Distribution Company: United Artists   Director: Allan Dwan (Dir) Writer: Elton Thomas (Story)   Lotta Woods (Scenario ed)   Edward Knoblock (Literary consultant) Photography: Arthur Edeson (Dir of photog)   Paul Eagler (Trick photog) Art Direction: Irvin J. Martin (Art dir)   Robert Fairbanks (Tech dir)   Edward M. Langley (Art dir)   Wilfred Buckland (Supv art dir) Film Editor: William Nolan (Film assembly) Costumes: Mitchell Leisen (Cost) Production Misc: Arthur Woods (Research dir) Country: United States Language: English Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number Douglas Fairbanks Pictures 1/11/1922 dd/mm/yyyy LP18416 Physical Properties: b&w:   Si:   Genre: Romance   Subjects (Major): Crusades   Great Britain--History--12th century   Outlaws   Richard I, King of England, 1157-1199   Robin Hood (Legendary character) Note: Some sources refer to the film as Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood . For information on other films featuring the legendary character of "Robin Hood," please consult the entry for the 1938 Warner Bros. production The Adventures of Robin Hood , directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40 ).  Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page Film Daily   5 Nov 22   p. 2. New York Times   31 Oct 22   p. Addenda, p. 15. Photoplay   Jan 1923   p. 64. Variety   20 Oct 22   p. 40. Display Movie Summary

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