#the adventures of robin hood

[psychicbluebirdmiracle]

Depictions of Will Scarlet wearing all Scarlet clothing is so freaking funny cause Scarlet was one of the most expensive colors you could find (at least from my research which means google correct me if I'm wrong)

This is the medieval equivalent of someone wearing all Gucci or something AND he lives in the middle of the woods but he gotta be fashionable

#and who can blame him #fashionable will Scarlet #will scarlet #robin hood #the adventures of robin hood #medieval fashion

[grayrazor]

I'd like it if period piece movies were allowed to have colors again.

#medieval #middle ages #movie #the adventures of robin hood #camelot #macbeth #excalibur #the last duel #the green knight #more like the grey knight

[mygreatadventurehasbegun]

Something I’ve been thinking about lot lately are movies that I would introduce to people who haven’t seen many (or any) movies from Classic Hollywood.  If a friend came to me and asked me to recommend old movies, what would I choose?

What do I consider Old Hollywood “gateway movies”?

*Originally was going to stick to movies made before 1960, but one 60′s movie could not be ignored.*

Roman Holiday

I’ve heard this referred to as a “reverse Cinderella story” and I think that’s a great description.  It’s about a woman who just wants to get away from her stressful life and have fun...even if for only one day.  It really has it all...it’s lighthearted, funny, romantic and bittersweet.  And while these are in no particular order, this would probably be the first movie I’d someone.

On The Waterfront

To me, this works as a great introduction because it actually is a bit of a transition movie for Hollywood...and by that I’m referring to the acting style.  Nearly every actor in this movie came from The Actor’s Studio, bringing the more ground, realistic approach to acting that modern audiences are used to (compared to the more presentational style of the 30′s and 40′s).  So, this movie is a great way to ease them into Old Hollywood.  And the story still feels relevant today...trying to find the courage to stand up to the big guy who has his foot on the back of everyone’s neck...and risk alienating your friends in the process.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Of course, I was going to recommend this one!  This movie is just...so much fun...even if a person is new to Classic Hollywood, they are guaranteed to find something they like about this one.  Even if it’s just the swordfights or the score...but honestly, everyone I’ve shown this to has really enjoyed it (even people who don’t like adventure movies).

Casablanca

Yes, this seems like an obvious choice, since it’s one of the greatest movies ever made.  But there’s a reason for that.  The acting, directing and writing are iconic and you really can’t ask for more.  Plus, one of the main points of the story is about sticking it to the Nazi’s.  I think we can all (hopefully) agree that that’s a point in this movie’s favor.

12 Angry Men

Another movie that still feels timeless and relevant even after all these years.  It discusses themes of class, parent/child relationships, justice, ignorance and so much more, you’d believe it was written today.  And the performances from every single actor in that room is outstanding...there are some scenes that are so electric as you feel the tension rising.

How to Steal a Million

Another Audrey movie!  This is a perfect option is someone wants to watch a fun, fluffy comedy.  It’s light and relatively low-stakes...it almost feels like a send-up of heist movies, except they don’t wink at the camera.  It’s just that instead of stealing something because the fate of the nation depends on it, or to stick it to the man...Nicole just wants to steal back something she already owns.  And the way they go about it is absurdly hilarious.  The chemistry between our two leads helps a lot, as they are so much fun to watch.

Summer Stock

If I was only going to recommend one musical from back then, I’d have to recommend Summer Stock!  Not just because it’s one of my favorites, but because I do think it’s a fairly good choice to ease someone into older musicals.  It’s not super elaborate and grand...no Busby Berkely musical numbers or elaborate sequences...just a bunch of people trying to put on a show.  And the love story between Joe and Jane feels so real and grounded...no love at first sight, no enemies to lovers...just two people who happen to be perfect for each other, and were lucky enough to meet.  This is Gene Kelly and Judy Garland at their best and I want other people to see it.

Rear Window

And if they wanted to see a Hitchcock movie, but maybe aren’t super into horror...I think I’d start them off with Rear Window.  This isn’t a traditional scary movie...as with most Hitchcock movies, it’s all about the tension.  But it isn’t released with jump scare and music stingers.  And around the tension, you have this romantic drama between James Stewart and Grace Kelly, which is so fun to watch (and we can’t forget Thelma Ritter and her one-liners!)

And once they become hooked, the next round of films I’d suggest would be: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Maltese Falcon, Psycho, The Philadelphia Story, The Heiress, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Meet Me in St. Louis.

Any that you would add?

#roman holiday #rear window #summer stock #on the waterfront #the adventures of robin hood #how to steal a million #casablanca #12 angry men

[cursemewithyourkiss]

Basil Rathbone will go how gay should this swordfight be and then not wait for an answer

#basil rathbone #the mark of zorro #captain blood #the adventures of robin hood #the court jester #fuck off me

[desert-fern]

“We never rob! Just sort of… borrow a bit from those who can afford it.”

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[ashley-slashley]

across the spiderverse type story but it's all the different adaptations/portrayals of robin hood teaming up together

#shitpost #robin hood #the adventures of robin hood #men of sherwood #robin hood men in tights #robin hood prince of thieves #the new adventures of robin hood #disney robin hood #robot of sherwood

[cinematicfinatic]

#olivia de haviland #classic movies #classic hollywood #the adventures of robin hood

[giddyaunt425]

This is the first thing I ever saw Patrick Troughton in (even before Doctor Who). The Adventures of Robin Hood 1955. He guest starred in this episode as Maid Marian's cousin Sir William Fitzwalter. He was SO EXTRA and a little bit fancy and fabulous. I believe he also turned out to be a bad guy lol. My love and appreciation for Patrick Troughton started here.

Happy Birthday, Pat. Miss you bunches <3

#patrick troughton #second doctor #2nd doctor #robin hood #the adventures of robin hood #richard greene #maid marian #doctor who #classic who #classic doctor who #happy birthday

[just-history-things]

#lady jane #shakespeare in love #true grit #ammonite #cleopatra #the adventures of Robin Hood #the lion in winter #amadeus #master and commander #the sound of music #poll

[silentagecinema]

olivia de havilland as lady marian in the adventures of robin hood (1938)

"Tell me: when you are in love, is it hard to think of anybody but one person?"

#1930s cinma #1930s #cinema #old cinema #olivia de havilland #lady marian #the adventures of robin hood #moviesedid #filmedit #movie screencaps

[oldshrewsburyian]

The Adventures of Maid Marian

...or, in praise of Olivia de Havilland. No one asked for this commentary, but here I am. I love Maid Marian’s arc in the 1938 Robin Hood so much. Because this film makes clear that retelling everything from her perspective would also be really interesting. And it makes this clearest in a scene less than 20 minutes from the conclusion, a final act heightening of tension. This film. The Normans are Nazi-coded, and in the lead-up to the final showdown, when Prince John is going to get himself illegitimately crowned as dictator king, Marian is arrested for the treasonous crime of... trying to inform the rightful king. “Are you not ashamed, Lady Marian?” intones Basil Rathbone, magnificently.

Her reply, in a superb speech, is that her only shame is that she shares an identity with these assholes and that because she herself was a Norman, she wouldn’t let herself believe that what they were doing was not just and right. That is a hell of a confession. And she makes it while shot like this, an isolated figure, flanked by powerful men who will condemn her to death for being a traitor to their cause and her race:

This is the framing for Marian’s journey. “You’ve led a very sheltered life, my lady,” says Robin, gently, about halfway through the film. “Too sheltered, perhaps.” For a solid third of the film, she is outraged and dismayed by this man and his conduct. At least outwardly. It is only in that final trial scene that we learn explicitly about her cognitive dissonance (Olivia de Havilland is a good enough actress to put that across anyway; all hail.) So, what does this narrative look like as the adventures of Maid Marian? This impudent so-and-so beats up four soldiers with a deer -- a poached deer; the evidence of his crime -- and then dumps the carcass on the table in front of both her and the highest local and royal authorities. And he just... doesn’t care?

“What you hope can hardly be important,” she says, her breath coming a little too quickly. This is the first time she’s seen anything like this violence (or, obviously, this man, ahem) up close. And it’s about to get worse. He speaks treason (fluently) and then the man to whom she is all-but-betrothed gives a terse command and a spear thuds into the back of Robin’s chair. Another woman screams, perhaps envisioning the intended outcome, the brains on the floor. And in the ensuing chaos Marian learns that all the men surrounding her, the society in which she has moved her whole life, views Robin’s escape as a greater threat to their honor than the act of turning the forces of a garrisoned castle against one unarmored man.

But still. He broke the law, after all. Repeatedly. The ensuing weeks bring a crime wave the likes of which Nottingham has never seen.

This is wrong, isn’t it? This is unthinkable, isn’t it? Isn’t this a reversal of the natural order and an offense against it? Well... maybe not. Maybe not, if this strange man really does just want to provide food instead of hunger, warm clothes instead of rags, kindness to those who have known little, and to ensure that the wealth of an exploited country goes to redeem its king. He’s a strange man, but, strangely, it turns out that he’s trying to fight injustices the effects of which she has never before seen. And he doesn’t reproach her or express impatience; he just... looks at her like this??

And then she learns that it is not beneath a prince to use wealth and force and trickery to entrap one man who has defied him. She watches Robin (again, unarmored and unarmed) go down beneath half a dozen men and come up bleeding. She is forced by the men in whose power she is to witness his condemnation, the new bruises on his face telling their own story. And it is at this point that Marian snaps. She takes her reputation and her safety in her hands, and decides that those are well-risked if it means a chance of preserving his life. When he learns this, of course, he risks it over again simply to see her and thank her, and then -- to his delight and surprise! -- to learn that she returns his love.

If a power couple does not have this level of... everything... going on, I am not interested. I have been spoiled. And it is because she refuses an elopement with him (very explicitly offered as such) that she ends up condemned to death. Of course, he saves her life as she once saved his, and she goes straight into his arms despite the fact that he’s covered in blood and sweat and she’s been wearing the same dress for days. I love her (and them) so much. I am also salty about the fact that so few Robin Hood adaptations have managed to achieve a Marian with an arc this interesting.

#robin hood summer #the adventures of robin hood #olivia de havilland #olivia de havilland being flawless #is a tag that i have #long post #i'm presuming that those wishing to do so will have opted for automatic trimming #this film is a delight

[padfootstolemycrumpets]

I've been trying to figure out my "type" for favourite characters - so here are my top 10 male characters in film - any pattern?

#samwise gamgee #lord of the rings #sean austin #doc holliday #tombstone 1993 #val kilmer #fred jesson #cyril raymond #brief encounter #robin hood #the adventures of robin hood #errol flynn #percy blakeney #anthony andrews #the scarlet pimpernel #raoul de chagny #poto 25th #hadley fraser #christian de neuvilette #kelvin harrison jr. #obi wan kenobi #star wars #ewan mcgregor #Paddington bear #ben winshaw #henry tilney #j j field #northanger abbey #favourite characters #my posts

[pulpsandcomics2]

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Errol Flynn ... Robin Hood Olivia de Havilland ... Maid Marian Basil Rathbone ... Sir Guy of Gisbourne Claude Rains ... Prince John Alan Hale ... Little John Patric Knowles ... Will Scarlett Eugene Pallette ... Friar Tuck Melville Cooper ... High Sheriff of Nottingham Ian Hunter ... King Richard the LionHeart

#movie poster #adventure movie #the adventures of robin hood #errol flynn #olivia de havilland #basil rathbone #alan hale #claude rains

[citizenscreen]

Michael Curtiz’s THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD hit theaters across the U.S. 85 years ago today, #OnThisDay in 1938.

#the adventures of robin hood #errol flynn #olivia de havilland

[desert-fern]

“I’m tip top, all right. But not as good as he is.”

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[perioddramapolls]

Period dramas dresses tournament: Grey/Silver dresses Round 1- Group B: Maid Marian, The adventures of Robin Hood (gifset) vs Helena hatun, Dirilis Ertugrul

#period drama dresses tournament #tournament poll #tumblr tournament #polls #fashion poll #maid marian #maid marion #the adventures of robin hood #the adventures of robin hood 1938 #helena hatun #dirilis ertugrul #resurrection ertugrul #gs r1