Amid lavish medieval spectacle, King Richard leaves for the Crusades with his brother Prince John ruling as regent, and John soon shows himself a cruel, greedy, treacherous tyrant. Warned of England's danger in a message from his beloved Marian, the gallant Earl of Huntingdon risks life and honour to come home and oppose John, but he and his companions are declared outlaws and Marian appears to have died. So begins Robin Hood, acrobatic defender of the downtrodden, striving to put things right through daring swordplay and hair-raising escapes!