The censor objected to depictions of Friar Tuck being interested in worldly pleasures and the character had to be toned down. Īt one stage three people were directing the film - Max Nosseckwith the main cast, Derwin Abrahams on the silent sequences, and Howarth Bretheron with the action sequences. Jon Hall's casting was announced in March. George Plympton was reported as working on the script in January 1947. He was so enthused by this project however he arranged to secure a budget of $400,000, including $100,000 for cast, and colour photography. Īt this stage in his career, Katzman specialised in shooting musicals for Columbia over nine days with a budget of $140,000. Schneer's original intent was to write an original scenario just using the title, but once he had the work translated into English, Katzman wanted an adaptation of the book. Katzman enjoyed making films from books in the public domain and Schneer discovered the title listed among the works of Alexander Dumas. The idea for making the film came from Charles Schneer who worked for producer Sam Katzman.