Son of the Guardsman (1946)

Directed by

Derwin Abrahams

Genre

adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

5h

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 12th century England, a nobleman named David Trent is forced to become an outlaw after his uncle wrongfully takes control of his lands. He joins a band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest to fight against injustice. This serial does not include Robin Hood but draws heavily on those legends.

adventurouslight-heartedswashbucklingnostalgicformulaicpacyderivativefamiliar

What happens

Son of the Guardsman (Gallant Fighter of the Greenwood) is an American film serial released in 1946 by Columbia Pictures. It was the 31st of the 57 serials produced by that studio. Son of the Guardsman is a rare serial with a period setting, in this case 12th century England. The serial is largely based on the Robin Hood legends, to the extent of including outlaws from Sherwood Forest, but it does not include or reference Robin Hood himself. The serial was produced by the notoriously cheap Sam Katzman and directed by Derwin Abrahams. Bob Shaw starred as the heroic noble-turned-outlaw David Trent with Charles King as his villainous uncle Sir Edgar Bullard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• Robin Hood (1922)
• The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)
• Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
• The Prince of Thieves (1948)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
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• The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
• Tales of Robin Hood (1951)