Name/Title
The Adventures of Robin Hood Original key set photographDescription
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Original key set photograph
Warner Bros., 1938
Gelatin silver photograph
This original studio release photograph depicts Errol Flynn as Robin Hood and Basil Rathbone as Sir Guy of Gisbourne during the climactic swordfight in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). The image was photographed by Homer Van Pelt and issued as a key set photograph documenting the film’s central action sequence.
The photograph measures 7.75 × 9.75 inches and is a vintage gelatin silver glossy print, borderless, with a credit wet stamp and a full-wrap paper caption on the verso bearing sequence number 5. The duel between Flynn and Rathbone was filmed over several days and is widely regarded as one of the most demanding and influential swordfight sequences in cinema history. Rathbone, a highly trained fencer, performed the choreography opposite Flynn in what became the defining confrontation of the film.
This photograph forms part of a pictorial sequence described at the time as “An Action Story: Told in Pictures,” illustrating the narrative progression of the duel through still imagery prepared for studio publicity and exhibition.
Condition: PSA/DNA Type 1; vintage print with expected age characteristics consistent with studio release material.Create Date
October 8, 2025Update Date
January 8, 2026