Robin Hood (1912 film)
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| Robin Hood | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Étienne Arnaud Herbert Blaché |
| Written by | Eustace Hale Ball |
| Starring | Robert Frazer Barbara Tennant |
| Release date(s) | 1912 |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Robin Hood is a 1912 film made by Eclair Studios when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century.[1][2][3]The movie's costumes feature enormous versions of the familiar hats of Robin and his merry men, and uses the unusual effect of momentarily superimposing the image of a different animal over each character to emphasize their good or evil qualities. The film was directed by Étienne Arnaud and Herbert Blaché, and written by Eustace Hale Ball. A restored copy of the 30-minute film exists and was exhibited in 2006 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[4]
[edit] Cast
- Robert Frazer ... Robin Hood
- Barbara Tennant ... Maid Marian
- Alec B. Francis ... Sheriff of Nottingham
- Julia Stuart ... Sheriff's Housekeeper
- Mathilde Baring ... Maid at Merwyn's
- Isabel Lamon ... Fennel
- Muriel Ostriche ... Christabel
- M. E. Hannefy ... Friar Tuck
- Guy Oliver ... Guy Oliver
- George Larkin ... Alan-a-Dale
- Charles Hundt ... Will Scarlet
- John Troyano ... Much
- Arthur Hollingsworth ... Richard the Lion-Hearted
- Lamar Johnstone ... Guy of Gisbourne
- John G. Adolfi ... Thomas Merwin
[edit] References
- ^ Kozarski, Ricchard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8, http://books.google.nl/books?id=5w0r8YKan04C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Fort+Lee:+the+film+town+Door+Richard+Koszarski&hl=nl&ei=fyO4TcjINoKeOpr32LsP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commmission. http://www.fortleefilm.org/studios.html. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ^ Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5, http://books.google.com/books?id=ViR3b72xkK0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Fort+Lee+Birthplace+of+the+Motion+Picture+Industry&hl=nl&ei=ah3lTdmHMY7rObrH9bIG&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ^ "Fort Lee: Early Film Capital". MoMA. January 2006. http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/939. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
