AMUSEMENTS

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 212, 26 July 1939, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

“THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN WOOD

Robin Hood! How strange the fascination, how thrilling the sound of these two words—the legendary name of a hunted outlaw—beloved by thousands oi Englishmen.

Well may it thrill, for "The Ad.’futures of Robin Hoed.” a Warner Bios. . liJm in Teeimicolour. starring Errol Khun is now showing at the Regent Tkoati e. Rich in lore is the story of how a Saxon noble, Sir Robin of Reeks lev. the ablest archer in all England, gutheied a hand of stalwarts around him to harass the cruel Norman knights. How the outlawed Robin Hood plundered the rich and fed the poor has been sung mull re-sung in ballads and has conic down through the centuries—an incomparably fascinating story. Years of research preceded the diming of the great production. All of the vast body of “Robin Hood” literature was fine-combed by the research •department- of Warner Bros, in order to find out the customs of the folks -ciTThurci-aTwTTat they were, what they ate, what kind of furniture they had, and all lbo other details that make for i authentic movie props. A special contingent of the department worked only ’on medieval weapons—bows and- ar- . rows, quarter-staves, and pikes, which play a large part in the action of the picture. ‘The original story and the screen play were devised by Norjiiai,!' Reilly liaine and Seton 1. .Miller, and has several of the well authenticated incidents contained in most of the legends surrounding England’s greatest outlaw, but the bulk of the story is original in form. Four of the eleven existing Teeimicolour cameras in the world, each valued at £7-300, were employed throughout the making of this thrilling romance, which is described a.‘s the outstanding adventiue picture of the year. * The picture contains no end of battling with bows and arrows, quarter staffs, pikes and broadswords and lias a,( particularly thrilling duel between Robin and Sir Guy. .Immense scenic spts were built tor “The Adventures of Robin Hood’’...- J,t is accompanied bv a superb: musical score, composed by Erich Wolfgang#Korngekl.