Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Robert Taylor), a returning crusader, wanders Europe looking for his lost king. King Richard is held prisoner in an Austrian castle, and when he hears a singing Ivanhoe wandering by, Richard throws his knight a message. He’s being held for ransom, which brother Prince John is refusing to pay. Prince John conspires with “certain Norman knights” to seize Richard’s throne.
Ivanhoe returns to England – Sherwood Forest – where he encounters the “certain Norman knights”, Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert (George Sanders) and Sir Hugh De Bracy (Robert Douglas). Ivanhoe leads them to the castle of his estranged father Cedric of Rotherwood (Finlay Currie). In Rotherwood, Ivanhoe reunites with both his jester Wamba (Emlyn) and Cedric’s ward Lady Rowena (Joan Fontaine), who Ivanhoe loves....
Wamba recognized Ivanhoe
- Wamba, take me to Lady Rowena.
....
- Who is it?
-A kind of jester, my lady
- Come in Wamba, and make me laugh for a while
- Tonight, my lady, I will not be a jester, but a sorcerer. Close your eyes and I will perform a wonderful prodigy
-How long do I have to stay with my eyes closed?
- Until you express a wish
- What do I have to wish for?
-Who is the person most loved by you?
- You already know
- Say his name and he will appear before you.
- Oh Ivanhoe... I knew it, I knew that you were still alive and that you still loved me.
- Oh Rowena, I have thought about you a thousand times, I dreamed of your body, I smelled your skin, I even caressed your naked flesh.
- You no longer have to dream my beloved, now I am with you
- Let me see you Rowena, I've wanted it so much....
The beautiful Saxon woman understood perfectly what Ivanhoe wanted and blushed. However, she wanted it too, so she moved a few feet away and dropped her dress.
- Do you like what you see, my knight?
- You are even more beautiful than I remembered, kiss me my love ....
to be continued