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The Technicolor swashbuckler Bandit of Sherwood Forest stars Cornel Wilde as Robert of Nottingham, son of the legendary Robin Hood (Russell Hicks). Robert elects to follow in his father's footsteps when oppression rears its ugly head in the form of a despotic Regent (Henry Daniell) and his partner in perfidy Fitz-Herbert (George Macrady). Our hero reunites the Merrie Men, including Friar Tuck (Edgar Buchanan) and Will Scarlet (John Abbott), determined to force the wicked Regent to recognize the Magna Carta. He also finds time to carry on romance with high-born Anita Louise, who has disguised herself as a scullery maid. If the film's huge castle set looks familiar, it is because it was reused in several of Columbia's Three Stooges comedies, most memorably The Hot Scots (1948). Based on a novel by Paul A. Castleton, Bandit of Sherwood Forest was more or less remade four years later as Rogues of Sherwood Forest. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, (more)

Director(s):: Henry Levin, George Sherman, (more)

Format(s):: DVD
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	Joyce C.

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This film is a bit of a disappointment for swashbuckler fans. Unless you thrive on chauvinism in a hero and confusing side plots. Henry Daniell tries to maintain the elegant dignity of his usual villains, but the script leaves him looking embarrassingly foolish with the over-repeated, "Hang them!" Russell Hicks is a surprisingly good Robin Hood, considering the rest of the film. Look for the film highlight--a beautiful collie prancing on the green!

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