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This jury declares the defendant innocent.\\\

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This jury declares the defendant innocent.\\\\\
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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne:
-->'''Foreman:''' For four weeks, this jury has listened to the testimony. The defendant not only supposedly killed the sheriff...he started the Chicago Fire and killed Cock Robin.\\
I've been a house detective for years and I've seen good ringers. I think the prosecution deserves congratulations for having the best collection of shifty-eyed, double-crossing two-faced liars.\\
This jury declares the defendant innocent.\\\
'''Guy Gisborne:''' Who mentioned Cock Robin?


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* PopculturalOsmosisFailure: The foreman of the jury makes a statement beginning "For four weeks, this jury has listened to the testimony. The defendant not only supposedly killed the sheriff...he started the Chicago Fire and killed Cock Robin" before going on to find Robbo not guilty. Guy Gisborne's infuriated response is:
-->'' Who mentioned Cock Robin? ''

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* FrameUp: Robbo is framed for Glick's murder when Gisborne's men plant Glick's badge,gun and wallet on him.
* GunNut: Will[[note]]Creator/SammyDavisJr[[/note]] seems to be one, if his number, "Bang Bang", and his totally demolishing large parts of Gisbourne's speakeasy with pistols and a Tommy Gun are any indication.



* GunNut: Will[[note]]Creator/SammyDavisJr[[/note]] seems to be one, if his number, "Bang Bang", and his totally demolishing large parts of Gisbourne's speakeasy with pistols and a Tommy Gun are any indication.


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* PainTotheAss: One of the orphans shoots Allan A. Dale in the butt with an arrow as he is leaving the room.
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* BottomlessMagazines: When Will (Creator/SammyDavisJr.) is shooting up the casino during the "Bang, Bang" number, he fires more shots than either gun holds (12 from one, 11 from the other).


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* TableSpace: Robbo is invited to dinner by the wealthy heiress Marian. They are the only two people seated at her lengthy dining table, and they are seated at opposite ends.
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* StraightEdgeEvil: DirtyCop Deputy Potts only ever drinks cocoa, despite the film being awash in bootleg booze.
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* DirtyCop: Sheriff Glick and his replacement (and cousin) Deputy Sheriff Potts who conspire with Guy Gisborne to help him sieze control of the chicago underworld.

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* FemmeFatale: Marian Stevens who, in turn, seduces or attempts to seduce Robbo, Little John, Guy Gisborne, Deputy Potts and finally [[spoiler:Allan A. Dale]] in order to control the Chicago mobs from behind the scenes.



* ReaLMenWearPink: One of Robbo's hoods knits, even going back to retrieve his knitting when the gambling joint is being invaded by the Women's League for Better Government.

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* ReaLMenWearPink: RealMenWearPink: One of Robbo's hoods knits, even going back to retrieve his knitting when the gambling joint is being invaded by the Women's League for Better Government.
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* ReaLMenWearPink: One of Robbo's hoods knits, even going back to retrieve his knitting when the gambling joint is being invaded by the Women's League for Better Government.

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* BadHabits: Allan A. Dale poses as a minister when Robbo and his gang disguise their speakeasy as a revival meeting just before it is raided by Gisborne and Deputy Potts.



* RunningGag: Any time Allan A. Dale engages in SesquipedalianLoquaciousness, a character will inevitably muse that "something's wrong with his throat", including one of his own wards at the orphanage he manages.

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Any time Allan A. Dale engages in SesquipedalianLoquaciousness, a character will inevitably muse that "something's wrong with his throat", including one of his own wards at the orphanage he manages.manages.
** "I move a motion that somebody open a window."
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* NastyParty: Gisborne has Big Jim gunned down by the assembled gangsters of Chicago at his own birthday party.
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The movie also stars Music/DeanMartin, Creator/SammyDavisJr, Music/BingCrosby, Creator/PeterFalk, Creator/VictorBuono, Hank Henry, Robert Foulk, Allen Jenkins, Jack [=LaRue=], Creator/JosephRuskin, Phil Arnold, and Bernard Fein. Creator/EdwardGRobinson and Creator/TonyRandall appear in uncredited cameos.

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The movie also stars Music/DeanMartin, Creator/SammyDavisJr, Music/BingCrosby, Creator/PeterFalk, Creator/VictorBuono, Hank Henry, Robert Foulk, Allen Jenkins, Jack [=LaRue=], Creator/JosephRuskin, Phil Arnold, and Bernard Fein. Creator/EdwardGRobinson and Creator/TonyRandall Tony Randall appear in uncredited cameos.
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The movie also stars Music/DeanMartin, Creator/SammyDavisJr, Music/BingCrosby, Creator/PeterFalk, Creator/VictorBuono, Hank Henry, Robert Foulk, Allen Jenkins, Jack [=LaRue=], Joseph Ruskin, Phil Arnold, and Bernard Fein. Creator/EdwardGRobinson and Tony Randall appear in uncredited cameos.

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The movie also stars Music/DeanMartin, Creator/SammyDavisJr, Music/BingCrosby, Creator/PeterFalk, Creator/VictorBuono, Hank Henry, Robert Foulk, Allen Jenkins, Jack [=LaRue=], Joseph Ruskin, Creator/JosephRuskin, Phil Arnold, and Bernard Fein. Creator/EdwardGRobinson and Tony Randall Creator/TonyRandall appear in uncredited cameos.
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* RunningGag: Any time Allan A. Dale engages in SesquipedalianLoquaciousness, a character will inevitably muse that "something's wrong with his throat", including one of his own wards at the orphanage he manages.
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* ThrownFromTheZeppelin: After the gangsters murder Big Jim (TheDon) in the opening scene, they hold a meeting to pick his successor. One man suggests just drawing names from a hat. Gisborne (who organized the murder of Big Jim) makes it clear that the meeting is just a formality to declare that he's the new boss and threatens to kill the man who suggested drawing names (although he ultimately doesn't).
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* ConstructiveBodyDisposal: At the end it is strongly implied that the crooked sheriff's body is in the foundation of a new building.

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* ConstructiveBodyDisposal: At the end it is strongly implied that the The crooked sheriff's body is sheriff, the BigBad end up with in the foundation foundations of a new building.buildings and Robbo speculates that [[UncertainDoom the second crooked sheriff]] may have met the same fate due to his absence in the final scene.
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In [[TheRoaringTwenties 1920s]] Chicago, Robbo (Music/FrankSinatra) goes against a rival crime boss and deals with Marian (Barbara Rush) as he tries to gain control of the city's rackets.

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In [[TheRoaringTwenties 1920s]] Chicago, Robbo (Music/FrankSinatra) goes against a rival crime boss and deals with Marian (Barbara Rush) (Creator/BarbaraRush) as he tries to gain control of the city's rackets.
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* HustlingTheMark: Little John plays the part of a rube to lull Robbo into overconfidence over a game of pool. Then [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments proceeds to totally own Robbo effortlessly.]] While singing a beautiful little ballad as he does it!
* GunNut: Will[[note]]Creator/SammyDavisJr[[/note]] seems to be one, if his number, "Bang Bang", and his totally demolishing large parts of Gisbourne's speakeasy with pistols and a Tommy Gun are any indication.
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* SuperMultiPurposeRoom: The movie, set in the [=1920s=] Prohibition era, features a bar/casino that can transform into a temperance church meeting for when the police show up.

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* SuperMultiPurposeRoom: The movie, set in the [=1920s=] 1920s Prohibition era, features a bar/casino that can transform into a temperance church meeting for when the police show up.
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* JustLikeRobinHood: The story is loosely readapted of the legends.

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* JustLikeRobinHood: The story is loosely readapted of adapted from the legends.
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''Robin and the 7 Hoods'' [[note]]the title features the numeral onscreen[[/note]] is a 1964 musical film inspired by the Myth/RobinHood legends, directed by Gordon Douglas and featuring three members of the Creator/RatPack.

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''Robin and the 7 Hoods'' [[note]]the title features the numeral onscreen[[/note]] is a 1964 Creator/WarnerBros musical film inspired by the Myth/RobinHood legends, directed by Gordon Douglas and featuring three members of the Creator/RatPack.
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A 1964 American musical inspired by the Myth/RobinHood legends, directed by Gordon Douglas and featuring three members of the Creator/RatPack.

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A ''Robin and the 7 Hoods'' [[note]]the title features the numeral onscreen[[/note]] is a 1964 American musical film inspired by the Myth/RobinHood legends, directed by Gordon Douglas and featuring three members of the Creator/RatPack.

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A 1964 American musical directed by Gordon Douglas and featuring three members of the Creator/RatPack. In the film, Robbo (Music/FrankSinatra) goes against a rival crime boss and deals with Marian (Barbara Rush) as he tries to gain control of the city's rackets.

The story was inspired by the ''Robin Hood'' legends.

The movie also stars Music/DeanMartin, Creator/SammyDavisJr, Music/BingCrosby, Creator/PeterFalk, Creator/VictorBuono, Hank Henry, Robert Foulk, Allen Jenkins, Jack [=LaRue=], Joseph Ruskin, Phil Arnold, and Bernard Fein.

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A 1964 American musical inspired by the Myth/RobinHood legends, directed by Gordon Douglas and featuring three members of the Creator/RatPack. Creator/RatPack.

In the film, [[TheRoaringTwenties 1920s]] Chicago, Robbo (Music/FrankSinatra) goes against a rival crime boss and deals with Marian (Barbara Rush) as he tries to gain control of the city's rackets.

The story was inspired by the ''Robin Hood'' legends.

The movie also stars Music/DeanMartin, Creator/SammyDavisJr, Music/BingCrosby, Creator/PeterFalk, Creator/VictorBuono, Hank Henry, Robert Foulk, Allen Jenkins, Jack [=LaRue=], Joseph Ruskin, Phil Arnold, and Bernard Fein.
Fein. Creator/EdwardGRobinson and Tony Randall appear in uncredited cameos.



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* SuperMultiPurposeRoom: The movie, set in the [=1920s=] Prohibition era, features a bar/casino that can transform into a temperance church meeting for when the police show up.

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A 1964 American musical directed by Creator/GordonDouglas that has Robbo (Music/FrankSinatra) going against a rival crime boss and dealing with Marian (Creator/BarbaraRush) as he tries to gain control of the city's rackets.

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A 1964 American musical directed by Creator/GordonDouglas that has Gordon Douglas and featuring three members of the Creator/RatPack. In the film, Robbo (Music/FrankSinatra) going goes against a rival crime boss and dealing deals with Marian (Creator/BarbaraRush) (Barbara Rush) as he tries to gain control of the city's rackets.



The movie also stars Music/DeanMartin, Creator/SammyDavisJr, Music/BingCrosby, Creator/PeterFalk, Creator/VictorBuono, Creator/HankHenry, Creator/RobertFoulk, Creator/AllenJenkins, Creator/JackLaRue, Creator/JosephRuskin, Creator/PhilArnold, and Creator/BernardFein.

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The movie also stars Music/DeanMartin, Creator/SammyDavisJr, Music/BingCrosby, Creator/PeterFalk, Creator/VictorBuono, Creator/HankHenry, Creator/RobertFoulk, Creator/AllenJenkins, Creator/JackLaRue, Creator/JosephRuskin, Creator/PhilArnold, Hank Henry, Robert Foulk, Allen Jenkins, Jack [=LaRue=], Joseph Ruskin, Phil Arnold, and Creator/BernardFein.
Bernard Fein.
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--> '''Dale:''' Am I correct in my assumption that you gentlemen find my habiliments reprehensible?[[note]]"You don't like the way I dress?"\\

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--> '''Dale:''' Am I correct in my assumption that you gentlemen find my habiliments reprehensible?[[note]]"You don't like the way I dress?"\\dress?"[[/note]]\\
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A 1964 American musical directed by Creator/GordonDouglas that has Robbo (Music/FrankSinatra) going against a rival crime boss and dealing with Marian (Creator/BarbaraRush) as he tries to gain control of the city's rackets.

The story was inspired by the ''Robin Hood'' legends.

The movie also stars Music/DeanMartin, Creator/SammyDavisJr, Music/BingCrosby, Creator/PeterFalk, Creator/VictorBuono, Creator/HankHenry, Creator/RobertFoulk, Creator/AllenJenkins, Creator/JackLaRue, Creator/JosephRuskin, Creator/PhilArnold, and Creator/BernardFein.

It was released on June 24, 1964.

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* AnthropomorphicVice: The musical features the "Mr. Booze" number which takes place at a phony temperance meeting where the participants testify to the evils caused by the title character of the song. (This scene was later paid homage to in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'').
* ConstructiveBodyDisposal: At the end it is strongly implied that the crooked sheriff's body is in the foundation of a new building.
* JustLikeRobinHood: The story is loosely readapted of the legends.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: The elderly and respectable Alan A. Dale speaks this way, contrasting with the causal speech of Robbo and his gang.
--> '''Dale:''' Am I correct in my assumption that you gentlemen find my habiliments reprehensible?[[note]]"You don't like the way I dress?"\\
'''Little John:''' I think there's something wrong with his throat.
* SuperMultiPurposeRoom: The movie, set in the [=1920s=] Prohibition era, features a bar/casino that can transform into a temperance church meeting for when the police show up.

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