Once more...
RARE POSTCARD / Nottingham 'Castle' Robin Hood [1922]
... The Thief of Baghdad [1924]
Quote:
Originally Posted by HossC
The whole 1922 version of 'Robin Hood' is on YouTube:
Scanning through, I think this scene of Nottingham Town is a match for e_r's postcard (ignoring the obvious changes for 'The Thief of Baghdad').
Douglas Fairbanks Pictures/United Artists
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FredH
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Douglas Fairbanks Pictures, United Artists
Put a gold star on your chart E.R. You nailed this one.
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Thanks for your help,
HossC and
FredH!
...I really appreciate it.
I've gone back and looked at numerous aerials that were taken above the Pickford-Fairbanks Studios around the time of
Robin Hood [1922].
So far I haven't been about to pick out the
Nottingham Town set.
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The castle is easy to find.
...Nottingham Town, not so much.
Here's another.
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Extra Info:
"ROBIN HOOD was one of the most expensive films of the silent era, apparently costing something in the area of $930,000 dollars. In 1922! That’s almost $14 million in today’s dollars.
Nevertheless, the movie made around $2.5 million in North America, solidifying the Fairbanks swashbuckling success."
Update:
I just found this view at an auction house.
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REVERSE
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I wonder if the
Nottingham Town set was built off site (for lack of room.
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