The Son of Robin Hood is a 1959

1959 in film

The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters....

 Adventure

Adventure (genre)

The adventure genre, in the context of a narrative, is typically applied to works in which the protagonist or other major characters are consistently placed in dangerous situations...

 Deluxe

Deluxe

Deluxe can mean:* de luxe, "of luxury" in French. The term in English has taken on "exquisite in quality and design", and is often used to label special edition products.-Corporations:* Deluxe Corporation, check printers...

 color film directed by George Sherman, starring David Hedison

David Hedison

Albert David Hedison, Jr. is an Armenian-American film, television, and stage actor. He was billed as Al Hedison in his early film work. In 1959, when he was cast in the role of Victor Sebastian in the short-lived espionage television series Five Fingers, NBC insisted that he change his name...

 and June Laverick

June Laverick

June Laverick was an English film, television and stage actress.She was once described as "a popular lightweight leading actress of the day" and is probably best remembered as the wife of Dickie Henderson in The Dickie Henderson Show.- Personal :Before June was born her parents ran a public house...

. The son of the legendary Robin Hood helps save his countrymen from the tyrannical rule of an evil aristocrat. Unfortunately, the "son" is a sham and after several unsuccessful attempts to stop the nasty nobleman, the merry men decide to send for Robin's real son. Imagine their surprise when they discover that Robin, Jr. is a she! Still the men rally around her and the imposter. Together they successfully defeat the evil-doer and the country is again safe.

Cast

• David Hedison
  David Hedison
  Albert David Hedison, Jr. is an Armenian-American film, television, and stage actor. He was billed as Al Hedison in his early film work. In 1959, when he was cast in the role of Victor Sebastian in the short-lived espionage television series Five Fingers, NBC insisted that he change his name...
  
   as Jamie (as Al Hedison)
• June Laverick
  June Laverick
  June Laverick was an English film, television and stage actress.She was once described as "a popular lightweight leading actress of the day" and is probably best remembered as the wife of Dickie Henderson in The Dickie Henderson Show.- Personal :Before June was born her parents ran a public house...
  
   as Deering Hood
• David Farrar as Duke Simon Des Roches
• Marius Goring
  Marius Goring
  Marius Goring CBE was an English stage and cinema actor. He is most often remembered for the four films he did with Powell & Pressburger, particularly as Conductor 71 in A Matter of Life and Death and as Julian Craster in The Red Shoes...
  
   as Earl of Chester
• Philip Friend
  Philip Friend
  Philip Wyndham Friend was a British film and television actor.-Filmography:* Inquest * The Midas Touch * Pimpernel Smith * The Day Will Dawn * In Which We Serve...
  
   as Baron Charles Dorchester
• Delphi Lawrence
  Delphi Lawrence
  Delphi Lawrence was an English actress.She was educated in Slough at Halidon House School and lived in Colnbrook. Of Hungarian ancestry, Lawrence trained as a concert pianist before becoming an actress. She made her first film in 1952 and over the next decade established a following in British films...
  
   as Lady Sylvia
• George Coulouris
  George Coulouris
  George Coulouris was a prominent English film and stage actor.-Early life:Coulouris was born in Manchester, England, the son of Abigail and Nicholas Coulouris, a merchant of Greek origin. He was brought up both in Manchester and nearby Urmston and was educated at Manchester Grammar School...
  
   as Alan A. Dale
• George Woodbridge
  George Woodbridge (actor)
  George Woodbridge was an English character actor in films and television from the 1930s to the 1970s...
  
   as Little John
• Humphrey Lestocq as Blunt
• Noel Hood as Prioress
• Shelagh Fraser
  Shelagh Fraser
  Shelagh Fraser was a British actress.She was best-known for her role as Luke Skywalker's ill-fated aunt, Beru Lars in Star Wars...
  
   as Constance
• Jack Lambert
  Jack Lambert (British actor)
  Jack Lambert was a British film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* Red Ensign * The Ghost Goes West * Premiere * Nine Men * Floodtide * The Lost Hours...
  
   as Will Scarlet
• Oliver Johnston as Apothecary
• Russell Napier
  Russell Napier
  Russell Gordon Napier was an Australian actor.Russell Napier was born in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a lawyer, Napier was active as an actor from 1947 to 1974, playing both comedic and dramatic roles in both cinema and television. Notably, he starred in a live BBC television production...
  
   as Squire Miles
• Alastair Hunter as 1st Woodsman