13 May 1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
The Beggar Student
To take a revenge on countess Laura, who slapped him at his proposal, the Governor of the occupied Poland gets her fall in love with a poor student, and exposes him during wedding banquet.
Top Billed Cast
Johannes Heesters Symon Rymanowicz / Herzog Kasimir
Carola Höhn Laura Nowalska
Marika Rökk Bronislawa Nowalska
Berthold Ebbecke Jan Janicki / Graf Opalinski
Ida Wüst Palmatica Gräfin Nowalska
Fritz Kampers Gouverneur Oberst Ollendorf
Ernst Behmer Gefängniswärter Enterich
Harry Hardt Rittmeister
Wilhelm Bendow Friseur
Gerhard Bienert Tierbudenbesitzer Kinsky
Reinhold Bernt Pedell
Hans Joachim Schaufuß 
Karl Platen Paul Schwed Oskar Eigner Max Vierlinger Karl Wagner
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