Just a couple of items, seldom seen covers for Robin Hood. The 1st is the Screen Romances issue for December, 1937,
the first one to advertise the upcoming film on a cover…and the other is the MOVIEPIX magazine back cover of the Feb. 1, 1938, large size issue (11″ X 14″).
Have fun ….
— Topper
Dear Flynnstones,
when Errol ran out of money for his ambitious apple shot „The Story of William Tell“, an angry albergo (hotel) owner of Courmayeur appropriated some of the film material for the unpaid bills.
72 years on the reels have finally been developed and shed new light on the missing master shot.
Here the Errol Flynn stunt-in Jock Easton rehearses with an unknown Italian starlet.
The scences now reside at Cinecittà for the world to see.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Just found a podcast interview with Sean/Rio on Youtube. It was uploaded just a few hours ago. It is a little over an hour long and Sean talks about Zoey102 and lots of other things. It was really nice to see him. Enjoy
— Debbyphielix
Mail Bag brings us an email from a dear friend of mine:
David
I have to share this with you.
Last october my 16 year old grand nephew asked if I could sew him a costume for a party – didn’t refuse. He wanted to be Don Juan after seeing EF in the Adventures of Don Juan. Well, with so many costumes EF wore it would be a challenge so I told him I would create an entirely different Don Juan costume and below is the result. He also wanted a sword. Real if possible.
I have a friend who owns a collection of swords and took along my grandnephew so he could select just the right one. He selected one I thought would compliment then got set in creating the costume but had to get his measurements and he stands 6’2. Big challenge.
Sword was only a loner but because it was illegal to carry a weapon I had to get permission from the police which they did but had to come to party as well.
The costume was a hit and as precautionary sword was only shown to those who asked and with police nearby.
My grand nephew had a wonderful time at the party and the sword was returned to its rightful owner.
You see how snappy my grand nephew looks in his costume but the sword is hardly visible.
On a sad note the gent who loaned him the sword died the other night and their linking drugs as cause. What a shock. Funeral is Wednesday and as he requested long before his death he wanted some EF music played at service. I checked my cds and am toying between the entrance of the gents in Private lives Eliz/Essex or the Sea Hawk when EF is presented to the queen. Which In your opinion would be ok?
Grandnephew is now 17 and hasn’t asked for the imaginable this time but I’m sure he will.
Have a wonderful week.
— David DeWitt
Dear Flynnstones,
with the world waiting for a new pope to be elected, Rome these days again is caput mundi.
Also Errol was very much in focus, once he arrived at Stazione Termini, visiting St. Peter and doing as the Romans do…(1:20 min.)
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Here is an article and some screen grabs of Flynn playing in a tennis tournament. Lily went to the club with him as a spectator. He played in the singles tourney and was eliminated, but he continued on in the doubles matches and won.
Enjoy!
— Topper
Dear Flynnstones,
shortly after Easter, Mrs. Waltraut Haas passed over at age 97.
She was to play Maria, the second female lead, in Errol‘s ill fated Will Tell.
Never ill willed and always a good sport, she told us all about it: www.theerrolflynnblog.com…
She is an Austrian actress icon and will forever be remembered as Mariandl, a role that made her famous at the tender age of 17:
She enjoyed 80 more years on screen and stage alongside stars like Curd Juergens, Heinz Ruehmann and Karlheinz Boehm.
Although Flynn missed the appleshot and she never got paid, she spoke about our Hollywood hero fondly.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
In memory of the lost, but not forgotten! Sean Leslie Flynn–April 6, 1970!
— ILIKEFLYNN
Today I received the book Custer and the Little Big Horn by Jim Donovan. To my surprise I found Errol in it aswell. In one of the last chapters of the book Jim writes about the movies that were made about Custer and the famous battle that cost him (and his men) his life. Errol is praised for his role as George Armstrong Custer. And the scene that is mentioned in the book is one of my favorite parts of this movie. Here you can see what was written and the photos in the book.
— Debbyphielix
