V pravi klasični filmski poslastici Errol Flynn igra Robina Hooda, srednjeveškega angleškega princa tatov, ki skupaj s svojimi pajdaši krade denar bogatim in ga daje revnim vaščanom. Ko se zaljubi v Marian, ki naj bi se poročila s princem Johnom, se dekle hitro ogreje zanj in za njegovo poslanstvo, medtem ko je princ John odločen, da se bo svojega tekmeca znebil. S svojo desno roko, zlobnim Guyem Gisbourneom, namerava poravnati račune z Robinom Hoodom in se na silo poročiti z Marian. Toda iznajdljivi in pogumni Robin Hood se ne da kar tako.
Sir Robin of Locksley, defender of downtrodden Saxons, runs afoul of Norman authority and is forced to turn outlaw. With his band of Merry Men, he robs from the rich, gives to the poor and still has time to woo the lovely Maid Marian, and foil the cruel Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and keep the nefarious Prince John off the throne.