"The Prince of Thieves" was made by Columbia's "B" unit by Sam (low budget) Katzman and Directed by Howard Bretherton. Jon Hall gets to don the green tights in this one as Robin Hood. It has the look of a "B" western having been filmed on Ray Corrigan's Corriganville Ranch.
The plot has brother and sister Sir Allan (Michael Duane) and Lady Marian Claire (Patricia Morison) riding to Sir Alan's wedding with Lady Christabel (Adele Jergens). A bowman (I. Stanford Jolley) is sent to assassinate Sir Allan. Lady Christabel, it seems is now to marry Prince John's nephew Baron Tristram (Gavin Muir) instead. Together with Sir Fitz-Alwin (Lewis L. Russell) and Sir Philip (Lowell Gilmore), they are the tyrants of the piece.
Robin rescues the Claires, sets them up in the cottage of Gilbert (H.B. Warner) and Margaret Head (Belle Mitchell). Robin rounds up his "B" movie merry men, Little John (Walter Sande), Will Scarlett (Syd Saylor), a friar (Alan Mowbray) and set off to rescue Lady Christabel from the evil clutches of the Baron. The manage to rescue the maiden and bring her to Sherwood.
Lady Marian is captured by the villains while swimming and is taken by Sir Philip as his bride to be. While trying to save Lady Marian, Robin is captured and is about to be hanged when Little John and Will Scarlett cause a ruckus and the three of them are forced to fight off (in true "B" movie fashion), the inept soldiers of the castle. During the battle, if you can believe it, the Baron steals away to marry Lady Christabel in a village ceremony. Robin and the merry men, having vanquished the villains, head off to the wedding and..............................................
Prince John, although he is prominently mentioned never appears. Neither does the Sheriff of Nottingham or Allan-a-Dale and Friar Tuck is not named even though there is a friar in the picture. But hey, Katzman was given a rare opportunity to film in color. The three weddings at the end are little over the top even for Katzman.
The plot has brother and sister Sir Allan (Michael Duane) and Lady Marian Claire (Patricia Morison) riding to Sir Alan's wedding with Lady Christabel (Adele Jergens). A bowman (I. Stanford Jolley) is sent to assassinate Sir Allan. Lady Christabel, it seems is now to marry Prince John's nephew Baron Tristram (Gavin Muir) instead. Together with Sir Fitz-Alwin (Lewis L. Russell) and Sir Philip (Lowell Gilmore), they are the tyrants of the piece.
Robin rescues the Claires, sets them up in the cottage of Gilbert (H.B. Warner) and Margaret Head (Belle Mitchell). Robin rounds up his "B" movie merry men, Little John (Walter Sande), Will Scarlett (Syd Saylor), a friar (Alan Mowbray) and set off to rescue Lady Christabel from the evil clutches of the Baron. The manage to rescue the maiden and bring her to Sherwood.
Lady Marian is captured by the villains while swimming and is taken by Sir Philip as his bride to be. While trying to save Lady Marian, Robin is captured and is about to be hanged when Little John and Will Scarlett cause a ruckus and the three of them are forced to fight off (in true "B" movie fashion), the inept soldiers of the castle. During the battle, if you can believe it, the Baron steals away to marry Lady Christabel in a village ceremony. Robin and the merry men, having vanquished the villains, head off to the wedding and..............................................
Prince John, although he is prominently mentioned never appears. Neither does the Sheriff of Nottingham or Allan-a-Dale and Friar Tuck is not named even though there is a friar in the picture. But hey, Katzman was given a rare opportunity to film in color. The three weddings at the end are little over the top even for Katzman.