Miss Robin Hood

Nov 12, 1952

1h 16m

★ 7.6

Overview

In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition from an elderly fan. She suggests that they conspire to steal a secret whiskey formula from ruthless distillers, who themselves stole it from her family in years gone by. With the recipe back in hand however, it's not long before they attract attention from the Inspectors of Scotland Yard.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Group 3

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Cast

Heather Honey

Margaret Rutherford

Henry Wrigley

Richard Hearne

DI Wilson

Edward Lexy

Marion Wrigley

Fanny Rowe

Ernest

Michael Medwin

Pam Wrigley

Eunice Gayson

Sidney (as Sidney James)

Sidney James

Pearl

Dora Bryan

Lord Otterbourne aka The Otter

Eric Berry

Bunyan

Russell Waters

Cyril Lidstone

Peter Jones

Dennis

Reg Varney

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