HEADS UP ERROL FLYNN FANS AND FANS OF CLASSIC MOVIES :-D

some errol classic shots..

 

Great shots, specially like the Flynn opposite Fred MacMurray in: Dive Bomber?

Also, the Robin Hood shot is classic.

Great shot w/ the main characters and you can also see how and why I fell in love with Olivia de Havilland ;-))

 

IIRC, the tobacco plantation was one of his first jobs; I believe it was New Guinea or some place like that. During this time, just before In The Wake Of The Bounty, he wrote articles for an Australian newspaper concerning his many South Sea adventures, which formed the basis for Beam's End. The only other books Errol "wrote" were Showdown, and My Wicked, Wicked Ways, which was actually ghost-written by a guy named Earl Conrad; it's a pretty entertaining read, even though parts of it are obviously made-up.

 

Ah yes, thanks for the other titles too. My Mother had one of his books-the My Wiked Wicked Ways one. I never got a chance to read it because when she passed away, my oldest brother who can be an a-hole, threw all her books in the garbage, BTW, I saw an original hardcover 1st ed printing of Beams End-for sale on ebay some months ago. The book sold for close to $5,000-and was missing almost half its paper dustcover.

 

Sweet! I'm sorry your brother tossed the 1st Ed. of My Wicked Wicked Ways; like I said, a very entertaining read, even if parts of it aren't true.

I also have From A Life Of Adventure: The Writings of Errol Flynn, edited by Tony Thomas; My Wicked Wicked Ways by (supposedly) Errol Flynn; The Two Lives Of Errol Flynn, by Michael Freedland; and, of course, Errol Flynn: The Untold Story, by Charles Higham (the sensationalistic book that purports Errol to have been a Nazi spy during WWII, among other things). All in all, a very interesting and fascinating person; and, like so many other charismatic personalities, a life cut too short. Errol was, in the true sense of Greek drama, a tragic figure; a towering figure who was brought down by a fatal weakness (or, in Errol's case, several weaknesses).

 

theres only one! long john silver, actor...












well earned rest....

 

Ahhh, nothing more classic than Flynnwith de Havilland. Those Robinhood shots are absolutely great as well as the PLoEaE (Elizabeth and Esssex) Did you know that Bette Davis hated Flynn and Flynn didnt care much for them, Davis said Flynn couldnt act, but about 20 or so years later and after Flynn had passed away, said that after watching one of his movies that she realized too late, at how good an actor he was.

I love that end scene with Flynn being granted his wish by King Lion ;-)) His ending line is cool: "May I obey all your commands with equal pleasure Sire".

 

no one can emulate errol for cool...

 

You can say that again Ray ;-)) His delivery of his lines is hard to compare with anyone else cept for IMO-Richard Basehart, Anthony Quinn and few others.

 

My personal opinion is that Bette considered herself a "serious" actress, and took her job very seriously, whereas for Errol it just came naturally; I think that pi$$ed Bette off a bit. Age probably mellowed Bette out a bit, and once she had a chance to step back and see Errol the actor on film, instead of Errol the playboy on the set, her opinion of him changed for the better. Very obviously, Errol didn't take his acting all that seriously, it just came naturally to him; it's like the kid whom everybody hates because he's really good at something but never works at it, whereas the rest of us struggle.

 

The greatest sword fight in movie history....

The greatest sword fight in movie hisory Video by Christopher - MySpace Video

 

That would be Sea Hawk, correct?

 

that's correct, sea hawk it is. stitchy...

 

Hi Stitchy, that sounds plausable. Also, In The Private Lives Of Elizabeth and Essex, that scene where Flynn gets slapped by the Queen (Davis) you can see his hair fly as that was a real slap and no fakery on Davis's part. Also look at Flynns reaction-you can tell he was really ticked. Flynn said in an interview sometime later, that it too everything in him to keep from punching Davis in the mouth.

Another great sword fight was one between Charlton Heston and his "Soon-to-be-Father-in-Law" in: El Cid. One more great one I can think of was between Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis in: The Vikings-which is where Curtis Beats Douglas in the fight at the end of the movie.

 

According to Errol's "memoirs" (i.e.: My Wicked Wicked Ways), not only did Bette really smack him with the back of her hand on the first take but, apparently, she had quite a few heavy decorative rings on her fingers at the time; Errol said he "saw stars" after the first slap. Unfortunately, they had to re-shoot that particular scene and, according to Errol, he was fully prepared to give as well as he got if Bette smacked him like that again; however, Bette was wiser than that (fortunately), and merely brushed her fingertips against his cheek on the second take, thereby avoiding a scandal.

 

Heh heh, and avoiding going to the hospital at that too ;-))

I never got a chance to read that book but will do so when I find a paperback copy?

 

the lady......captain blood....

 

Hi Ray, you got me on soem fo these Flyyn pics above. I have not seen bt mayby two movies he did that he was either not a Soldier or a Cowboy. The above are some of the unseen.

 

really! ha! some classic pics either way, carl..

 

Uuuhh! Can i trust my eyes? Errol in Lederhosen! Whats the name of the movie?

Regards

Ulrich ( A native from the Country of the Lederhosen)