Robin Hood, Part 1 (Ep. 62)

Welcome to Sherwood! In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we bring you part one of our two-part look at the world's most famous outlaw, Robin Hood! For this episode, we read and watched: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle's 1883 novel. Robin Hood (United Artists, 1922), directed by Allan Dwan, produced by, written by, and starring Douglas Fairbanks. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Warner Brothers, 1938), directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, written by Norman Reilly Raine, Seton I. Miller, and Rowland Leigh, and starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, and Claude Rains. The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (Disney, 1952), directed by Ken Annakin, written by Lawrence Edward Watkin, starring Richard Todd, Joan Rice, James Hayter, and Peter Finch. The Adventures of Robin Hood (ITV, 1955–1959), created by Hannah Weinstein, and starring Richard Greene and Alan Wheatley. Sword of Sherwood Forest (Hammer, 1960), directed by Terence Fisher, written by Alan Hackney, and starring Richard Greene, Sarah Branch, and Peter Cushing. A Challenge for Robin Hood (Hammer, 1967), directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards, written by Peter Bryan, and starring Barrie Ingham, Peter Blythe, James Hayter, and John Arnatt. Robin Hood (Disney, 1973), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, story by Ken Anderson, and starring Brian Bedford, Peter Ustinov, Phil Harris, and Terry-Thomas. Robin and Marian (Columbia, 1976), directed by Richard Lester, written by James Goldman, and starring Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, and Richard Harris. Footnotes: Frock Flicks: Top 5 Wimples in Cinema History Richard Pascoe and Playing Shakespeare James Goldman and The Lion in Winter You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can email us at [email protected] or tweet using #adaptcast.