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Trail Of Robin Hood
'' Trail of Robin Hood '' is a 1950 American Trucolor Western (genre), 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.p. 162 Cozad, W. Lee ''More Magnificent Mountain Movies: The Silverscreen Years, 1940-2004'' W. Lee Cozad, 2006 Despite the title, there is no reference to Robin Hood in the film. Plot Roy is a conservation agent preventing loggers from poaching Jack Holt's Christmas trees. Cast *Roy Rogers as Himself *Trigger (horse), Trigger as Himself *Penny Edwards (actress), Penny Edwards as Toby Aldridge *Gordon Jones (actor), Gordon Jones as Splinters McGonigle *Rex Allen as Himself *Allan Lane as Himself *Monte Hale as Himself *William Farnum as Himself *Tom Tyler as Himself *Ray Corrigan as Himself *Kermit Maynard as Himself *Tom Keene (actor), Tom Keene as Hims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Witney
William Nuelsen Witney (May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the action films he made for Republic Pictures, particularly serials: ''Dick Tracy Returns'', ''G-Men vs. the Black Dragon'', ''Daredevils of the Red Circle'', ''Zorro's Fighting Legion'', and ''Drums of Fu Manchu''. Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued working until 1982. Early years Witney was born in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was four years old when his father died, and he lived with his uncle, who was an Army captain at Fort Sam Houston. Colbert Clark, Witney's brother-in-law, introduced him to films by letting him ride in some chase scenes for the serial ''Fighting with Kit Carson'' (1933). Witney stayed around the Mascot Pictures headquarters while preparing for the entrance exam to the U.S. Naval Academy. After he failed that exam, he continued at the studio. In 1936 Mascot was absorbed by Republic, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |