Rogues of Sherwood Forest (William Edward Cronenweth)

"Rogues of Sherwood Forest," vintage 8 x 10 glossy double-weight photograph. Credited to Columbia Pictures photographer William Edward Cronenweth. John Derek as Robin Hood and Diana Lynn as Lady Marianne de Beaudray.

"Rogues of Sherwood Forest" is a 1950 Technicolor Columbia Pictures film directed by Gordon Douglas and featuring John Derek as Robin the Earl of Huntingdon, the son of Robin Hood, Diana Lynn as Lady Marianne, and Alan Hale, Sr. in his third movie as Little John over a 28-year span; he'd played the part opposite Douglas Fairbanks in 1922 and Errol Flynn in 1938, one of the longest period over which any film actor played the same major role (Sylvester Stallone played Rocky Balboa over an even longer span, between 1976 and 2006.) It was also Hale's final film. The film was written by Ralph Gilbert Bettison and George Bruce.

At age 17 Cronenweth was hired by Universal Pictures as an assistant cameraman and although he often went unaccredited, he apparently worked on many films for the studio between 1920-1925. In 1926 Cronenweth’s career took a different turn when he accepted a job as a still photographer at Warner Brothers and this quickly led to more work with Paramount as well as Universal. By 1928, Cronenweth had begun working exclusively with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and for the next 10 years he regularly shot film stills as well as star portraits for MGM.

Verso bears original credit stampings and publicity snipe. In very good condition.