possibly the great ( and most celebrate ) of swashbuckler and it also the best robin hood film ( once again improve on douglas fairbanks already impressive silent version ) and errol flynn fine hour represent delightful script ( not only provide several great line for the actor to sink their teeth into claude rain prince john in particular but it put in the service of a plot which remain absorb despite it over familiarity ) and beautiful three color cinematography ( by no less than three top notch cameraman . ) and costume and an outstanding and oscar win erich wolfgang korngold score ( he virtually compose all of flynn swashbuckler and some of the best warner bros. film from this period ) and expansive set ( hollywood credibly stand in for 12th century england carl jules weyl art direction receive another oscar and with a third go to ralph dawson excite edit ) . it might well be the epitome of hollywood entertainment during it golden era with the colorful legendary character all flawlessly enact by one of the best cast ever bring together for one film supply comedy ( and not just that involve una oconnor and herbert mundin and which i do not find as icky a i remember it . ) and drama and romance ( flynn and olivia de havilland maid marian not only be cinema last word on this famous fictional couple and but their pairing here also prove to be the highpoint of their lengthy on screen collaboration which stretch to 8 film ) while not forget and of course and countless unforgettable and stir action scene represent the ambush in sherwood forest and the contest for the golden arrow and robin escape from the gallows and the final storming of the castle ( highlight by one of the best remembered duel ever to grace the silver screen between flynn and basil rathbone guy of gisbourne ) and etc . interestingly and three actor rathbone and eugene palette and montagu love would go on to co star together again in another equally renowned swashbuckler and the mark of zorro ( 1940 while which i also just rewatched ) represent love and then and can be see as well in yet one more similar film the definitive 1937 version of the prisoner of zenda ( which be forthcoming on dvd from warner a part of a literary classic collection and couple with it inferior 1952 scene for scene remake ) while incidentally and all of these classic virtually constitute the three top title in the entire swashbuckling genre . curiously enough and the film be start by william keighley ( apart from have helm the flynn swashbuckler the prince and the pauper [ 1937 ] and he have be responsible for warner previous venture into three strip technicolor god country and the woman [ 1937 ] ) . however and studio executive be dissatisfy with how the action sequence have turn out and summarily hand the film over to michael curtiz who have direct flynn in his two most popular vehicle up to this point and captain blood ( 1935 ) and the charge of the light brigade ( 1936 ) while neither he nor flynn and apparently and be happy with this decision a they despise one another represent nonetheless they make all of 12 film together and several of them bona fide classic . in the end and this have certainly make me want to pick up the errol flynn signature collection ( also feature a documentary on the notorious star ) a. s. a. p. especially since i haven not watch these film for what seem like age but i would not be do so immediately and give that a second set be actually come in march while that say and of the 10 film include and only 1 will be a first time view for me the dawn patrol ( 1938 ) but it would still be great to have these childhood favorite readily available on the new medium ( rather than in the worn and and often colorize and print i have have to make do with up till now ) . needless to say and there have be score of film about this popular character and and go by the imdb and apart from the afore mention 1922 douglas fairbanks robin hood and i have also watch the following represent the story of robin hood and his merrie men ( 1952 while a live action walt disney version ) and sword of sherwood forest ( 1960 while a hammer film effort direct by terence fisher and co star peter cushing a the sheriff of nottingham . ) and robin hood ( 1973 while the disney animate feature ) and robin and marian ( 1976 ) and robin hood ( 1991 while tv ) and robin hood prince of thief ( 1991 ) . still and the imdb listing appear to be incomplete and a at least the first two among those i would like to watch be omit represent the bandit of sherwood forest ( 1946 ) and rogue of sherwood forest ( 1950 while alan hale third and last stab at the character of little john and follow those of the 1922 and 1938 classic . ) and the men of sherwood forest ( 1954 while if only because it direct by val guest ) and robin and the 7 hood ( 1964 while a musicalized version feature the rat pack and reset to 1920s chicago ) and a challenge for robin hood ( 1967 while another hammer film variation ) and larciere di sherwood ( 1970 while a euro cult obscurity direct by giorgio ferroni and star giuliano gemma ) and robin hood represent men in tights ( 1993 while the inevitable mel brook spoof which and amazingly and i have yet to catch up with in it entirety . ) .