The Prince of Thieves (1948 film)
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| Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Screenplay by |
Charles H. Schneer Maurice Tombragel |
| Based on | Le Prince des voleurs by Alexandre Dumas |
| Starring |
Jon Hall Patricia Morison Adele Jergens |
| Music by | Various |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Jr. |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Prince of Thieves is a 1948 film nominally inspired by Alexandre Dumas' 1872 novel Le Prince des voleurs. Produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures and starring Jon Hall as Robin Hood with stuntwork by Jock Mahoney, the film was shot in the Cinecolor process that features an inability to reproduce the colour green. Sequences were shot reusing several of the sets of Columbia's The Bandit of Sherwood Forest and at Corriganville.[1] Patricia Morison and Adele Jergens co-star.
Plot
After fighting in the Crusades alongside King Richard I of England, Sir Allan Claire is returning home to marry his betrothed Lady Christable. Accompanied by his sister Lady Marian Claire, the two are intercepted by Robin Hood and his band of Merrie Men. Recognising a friend of King Richard, Robin informs them that Lady Christabel is to be married to another against her will in the interest of politics and her father's fortune. The three team up to rescue the fair lady.
Cast
- Jon Hall as Robin Hood
- Patricia Morison as Lady Marian Claire
- Adele Jergens as Lady Christabel
- Alan Mowbray as The Friar
- Michael Duane as Sir Allan Claire
- H. B. Warner as Gilbert Head
- Robin Raymond as Maude
- Lowell Gilmore as Sir Phillip
- Belle Mitchell as Margaret Head (uncredited)
- Gavin Muir as Baron Tristram (uncredited)
- Walter Sande as Little John (uncredited)
- Syd Saylor as Will Scarlet (uncredited)
- Lewis Russell as Sir Fitz-Alwin (uncredited)