Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964 · Movie · 2h 3m · NR
ComedyCrime
"Like we've taken the Robin Hood legend and changed the bows and arrows to machine guns...! Like with songs yet!.. Like WILD!"
Overview
Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.
Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
40%
Key crew
- Gordon DouglasDirector
- David R. SchwartzWriter
- Nelson RiddleOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Frank SinatraRobbo
- Dean MartinLittle John
- Sammy Davis Jr.Will Scarlet
- Bing CrosbyAllen A. Dale
- Peter FalkGuy Gisborne
- Barbara RushMarian Stevens
- Victor BuonoDeputy Sheriff Alvin Potts
- Edward G. RobinsonBig Jim Stevens (uncredited)
- Hank Henry"Six Seconds"
- Robert FoulkSheriff Octavius Glick
- Allen JenkinsVermin Witowski
- Jack La RueTomatoes
Stills
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Themes
chicago, illinoisbootleggerdancingprohibition eragangsterfalsely accusedorphanagerat packpublicitycrime bosscharityrobin hood