This feels like the most thorough adaptation for film of the stories about this hero from 13th Century English legends. Douglas Fairbanks plays the part of the famous Earl of Huntingdon just as King Richard (Wallace Beery) departs on the Third Crusade. It’s during that religious undertaking that he learns of the harshness being inflicted at home by King Richard's brother, Prince John (Sam de Grasse, who is excellent). He makes up a reason to return without revealing his purpose, but gets caught by one of John’s spies and is left wounded and double-crossed, imprisoned in a foreign tower. Fortunately, "Little John" (Alan Hale) is there too, and they manage to escape, returning home to unite the people against their power-grabbing rival and his nasty henchmen, “Guy of Gisbourne” (Paul Dickey) and the High Sheriff (William Lowery). The first of these two minor villains becomes infatuated with "Lady Marion" (Enid Bennett), but will Huntingdon – now calling himself "Robin Hood" – be able to rescue her from his villainy and stop Prince John’s greedy plans before it's too late? A huge sum of money ($1.5m, the most spent on a film at that time) was invested in this production, and it shows: the sets are wonderful, particularly around Nottingham castle; there are many actors involved, and the action sequences throughout are genuinely enjoyable. Fairbanks doesn’t hesitate to climb a massive wall or battle numerous of the Prince's (who aren't very skilled) soldiers as he works to liberate his land from tyranny and restore proper leadership. Bennett is lovely as "Marion"; she possesses a spiritedness that isn't always present in the often-drowsy female characters of 1920s films, where appearance was everything. The star is performing at his peak in terms of action and adventure, completely supported by Allan Dwan and Arthur Edeson’s impressive – sometimes close-up – but definitely inspiring cinematography. This is simply wonderful entertainment.

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