Wonderful tidbits of Robin Hood's adventures

James Cagney was originally chosen to play Robin Hood, but he quit Warner Bros., so the filming was delayed for three years.

In the film, the Palomino horse that Olivia de haviland rides is a horse star Trigger who will become famous in the future. It was originally registered as "Golden Cloud" and has been rented to the film crew. Later, roy rogers bought it for $2,5, and named it "Trigge" at the suggestion of a friend, which meant that it was fast as the wind. Since then, Trigge has frequently appeared on the big and small screens with Roy, and is known as the smartest horse.

Michael Curtis took over from former director William Keighley because the producers thought the action scenes lacked impact.

body double, who plays the human target in the film, and the actor will be paid $15 every time they are hit by professional shooter Howard Hill. Howard Hill personally performed all the archery performances in the film.

Eugene Pallette was not the first choice to play Tucker, and Guy Kibbee was the first choice.

The movie trailer includes Robin Hood and Marianne kissing on horseback, which was finally deleted from the official version of the film.

In the era when the film was released, this film became Warner's highest investment film with an investment of US$ 2 million.

David Niven was originally chosen as the actor of Will Starlite, but he had to give up because he was on holiday in England.

Olivia de haviland only wears a hat in one scene.

errol flynn, although the incarnation of Robin Hood in the film is full of scenery, privately calls it a boring role.

errol flynn was quite dissatisfied with Michael Curtis' acceptance of this film and was very uncooperative in filming.

The film story was conceived as Robin Hood's death at the end of the film.

Warner Bros. enjoys the copyright of the opera Robin Hood. MGM once announced that it would shoot a Robin Hood film adapted from the opera version. Although Warner allowed it, it proposed that the title of the film must be "The Adventures of Robin Hood" and james cagney should play Robin Hood. MGM finally gave up.

The ending of the film did not originate from the script. Because it was too expensive to shoot the ending designed by the script, the cost and scale had to be reduced, and the battle between the two sides was changed to Nottingham Castle.

Although the film was shot in California, many British plants were transplanted to the studio, and even the grassland was dyed green, which made it look more British.

Warner invited Austrian composer erich Wolfgang Kang Coard to Hollywood to compose music for the film, but Kang Coard initially refused because he thought his music style was not suitable for the film. Later, in Hollywood, he learned that the Nazis were about to invade Austria, so he decided to accept it. Finally, he won the Oscar for Best Original Music for this film.

In the scene of Robin Hood escaping from the castle, the actor Basil Rathbone was knocked down and trampled, and his right foot was stabbed with 8 stitches.

The prop sword in the film is made of hard aluminum alloy.

errol flynn was stabbed by a sword in a fighting scene. When he questioned the other party, he learned that the director Michael Curtis deliberately didn't use protective measures in pursuit of adventure. errol flynn, who was furious, gripped Michael Curtis' throat tightly and asked him if he thought it was exciting.