May 29th 

Robin Hood*                                  

(US 1973)
Walt Disney. 83m. 

Robin helps liberate Nottingham from the snivelling Prince John and his slithery sidekick Hiss.
Animated all-animal pantomime version of the legend patterned in the style of Jungle Book, rather smug at times and lacking a decent plot, but with pleasant comic moments.

Written by: Larry Clemmons, Ken Anderson, and others.
Producer/Director: Wolfgang Reitherman.
Voices of: Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas, Andy Devine, Pat Buttram, Monica Evans, Carole Shelley, Roger Miller.
Music: George Bruns.

Preceded by:

Amelia and the Angel**

(GB 1958. 26m. bw; A little girl searches London for a replacement pair of wings.; w: Ken Russell, Tony Evans; d/ph: Ken Russell; s: Mercedes Quadros, Helen O'Brien, Mika Van Bloemen, Elisha Manasseh, Nicholas O'Brien.)