Robin and the 7 Hoods
In prohibition-era Chicago, the corrupt sheriff and Guy Gisborne, a south-side racketeer, knock off the boss Big Jim. Everyone falls in line behind Guy except Robbo, who controls the north side. Although he's out-gunned, Robbo wants to keep his own territory. A pool-playing dude from Indiana and the director of a boys' orphanage join forces with Robbo; and, when he gives some money to the orphanage, he becomes the toast of the town as a hood like Robin Hood. Meanwhile, Guy schemes to get rid of Robbo, and Big Jim's heretofore unknown daughter Marian appears and goes from man to man trying to find an ally in her quest to run the whole show. Can Robbo hold things together?
- Genre: Music, Comedy, Crime
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, P-C Productions, Essex Productions, Meadway-Claude Productions Company
- Keyword: chicago, illinois, bootlegger, dancing, prohibition era, gangster, falsely accused, orphanage, rat pack, publicity, crime boss, charity, robin hood, musical, tap dancing, parody, rivalry, organized crime, spoof, singing, speakeasy, crooked sheriff, counterfeiting, illegal gambling, counterfeiting ring, salvation army, the rat pack, christmas, 1920s, gambling racket, corrupt sheriff, corrupt police officials, temperance, revival meeting
- Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Bing Crosby, Peter Falk, Barbara Rush
