The Highwayman

"Robin Hood! Jesse James! Don Juan!...No rogue, robber or ravager ever equalled history's boldest firebrand!"

1951 1h 22m EN

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Adventure

Synopsis

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During the 1700s, a masked bandit robs the rich and aids the poor, to the chagrin of the authorities and the corrupt nobility, and prompting the king to task a ruthless man from the Colonies to capture the outlaw.

“Robin Hood! Jesse James! Don Juan!...No rogue, robber or ravager ever equalled history's boldest firebrand!”

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Cast

Philip Friend
Jeremy
Charles Coburn
Lord Walters
Wanda Hendrix
Bess Forsythe
Cecil Kellaway
Lord Herbert
Victor Jory
Lord Douglas
Scott Forbes
Sergeant
Virginia Huston
Lady Ellen Douglas
Dan O'Herlihy
Robin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lesley Selander
Writers: Jack DeWitt, Duncan Renaldo, Henry Blankfort
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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75 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Philip Friend and Charles Coburn and Wanda Hendrix carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Robin Hood! Jesse James! Don Juan!...No rogue, robber or ravager ever equalled history's boldest firebrand!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0043638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lesley Selander directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
275 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Philip Friend and Charles Coburn and Wanda Hendrix carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Robin Hood! Jesse James! Don Juan!...No rogue, robber or ravager ever equalled history's boldest firebrand!".
6IMDB entry: tt0043638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.