Trail of Robin Hood

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Trail of Robin Hood
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Directed by William Witney
Written by Gerald Geraghty
Starring Roy Rogers
Cinematography John MacBurnie
Edited by Tony Martinelli
Music by Nathan Scott
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • December 15, 1950 (1950-12-15)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Trail of Robin Hood is a 1950 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers. Filmed in the San Bernardino Mountains and Big Bear Lake California, it is notable for featuring a large cast of Western stars and the last film that Roy Rogers filmed in Trucolor. [1] Despite the title, there is no reference to Robin Hood in the film.

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Plot

Roy is a conservation agent preventing loggers from poaching Jack Holt's Christmas trees.

Cast

See also

Notes

  1. p. 162 Cozad, W. Lee More Magnificent Mountain Movies: The Silverscreen Years, 1940-2004 W. Lee Cozad, 2006


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