hwg1957-102-265704 Review of A Challenge for Robin Hood

A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)

"My lords and gentlefolk, I give you The Masked Marvel!"

[6/10 · 18 July 2023]

A different approach to the legendary Robin Hood story but a decent stab at it with lots of incidents and fighting. Robin here is dispossessed from his inheritance by a villainous cousin Roger de Courtenay and flees to Sherwood Forest after being falsely accused of murdering another cousin. The film is light in tone which means the merry men are merry and laugh and sing as they should. The cast are adequate. Standing out for me in the thespians are John Arnatt as the libidinous Sheriff of Nottingham and James Hayter as the always hungry Friar Tuck. Unfortunately lovely Gay Hamilton is given little to do as Maid Marian. I enjoyed it, after all there can't be too many Robin Hood inspired films with a pie fight!