although my personal favorite among errol flynn film be the sea hawk and most will argue that his career role be this one in the adventure of robin hood . it certainly have a deserve enduring popularity that last for generation . just about every version of the robin hood legend from douglas fairbanks silent classic to the one in 1997 with kevin costner and deal with the same story fact . a young nobleman and deprive of his land and title by prince john and his cohort and take to sherwood forest and gather a band which practice their own form of financial leveling . rob from the rich and give to the poor until the day come when good king richard the lionhearted come back from the crusade and set thing right . be there ever a more attractive and idealistic a pair of young lover on the screen than errol flynn and olivia dehavilland . if there be and i would be hard press to name them . they do eight film together from 1935 to 1941 and this one be probably the best . errol all dash and charm and shy and retire olivia who just light up the screen with beauty and romance . director michael curtiz and william keighley photograph this in some gorgeous technicolor . and they put together an almost perfect cast . you can not tell at all which scene be direct by curtiz and which by keighley so seamless be the film fabric . the small role be truly memorable . the best comic moment in the film come from melville cooper and the not quite so bold sheriff of nottingham and from herbert mundin and una oconnor a much the miller son from robin hood band and dehavilland maid . herbert mundin be the first one in this cast to die and he be kill in an automobile accident just two year after this film be finish . he be a funny little man who play nervous type and a kind of english don knotts . but in what be probably his career role and he literally decide the fate of english history here in a superb act of bravery . we expect bravery and courage from the errol flynns on the screen and but mundin performance show the virtue can be find in some of u you wouldn not expect . his be my favorite performance apart from the lead . basil rathbone and claude rain make a superb pair of villain a prince john and guy of gisborne . rain covet the throne and rathbone covets olivia . they both provide the right touch of menace and make their performance real . a i write this olivia dehavilland be the last surviving member of this classic film . during her career she fight hard with her studio to get role where she would be more than the crinoline heroine wait for her man to finish his brave deed . she know her worth and talent and get a pair of oscar to prove it . back in the day dehavilland dismiss film like the adventure of robin hood . but several year back she attend a revival of both the adventure of robin hood and dodge city two very different type film she do with errol flynn . a she watch it she saw the reverence and respect the audience have for both of these classic . when they be over she get a stunning ovation and she confess that look back now and she be real proud to have be associate with these film . you have every reason to be proud olivia . and be real proud of you .