The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954 · 1h 17m · N/A
Adventure, History
Directed by
Val Guest
Overview
Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from captivity in Germany. Though disguised as a troubadour, Robin is betrayed and captured. Lady Alys and the merry men help him escape in time to foil an intended ambush on King Richard as he returns from the Crusades.
Director and cast
- Val Guest Director
- Don Taylor as Robin Hood
- Reginald Beckwith as Friar Tuck
- Eileen Moore as Lady Alys
- David King-Wood as Sir Guy Belton
- Douglas Wilmer as Sir Nigel Saltire
- Harold Lang as Hubert
- Ballard Berkeley as Walter
- Patrick Holt as King Richard
- Wensley Pithey as Hugo (as Winsley Pithy)
- Leslie Linder Cast
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