— twinarchers
Archive for September, 2016
I Ordered My Steak Medium You Dog!
22
Sep
I seem to get into these moods when drinking local ale.
— twinarchers
Mail Bag! Lili Damita & Friend!
19
Sep
Our esteemed friend and Flynnophile Karl Holmberg sends us this from t the wilds of the Internet:
Polly want a … Parrot?
From the Samuel Goldwyn production “The Rescue” … 1929, directed by Herbert Brenon. Stars Ronald Coleman and Lily Damita in her first American film. Santa Cruz Island.
Special Thanks, Karl!
— David DeWitt
An Eighty Years Ago Quiz
18
Sep
In September of 1936. it was reported that, during his days in New Guinea, Errol had hunted and sold snakes for a widely-heralded herpetologist.
Who was this famous man?
Clues:
1) He was a preeminent pioneer in his field.
2) He was also a celebrated author and public speaker.
3) He had a very close association with The Bronx Zoo.
4) Here are two photos of him, one in his early expedition era, the second taken approximately at the time Errol was reportedly capturing snakes for him:
— Tim
Greenacres was the Place to Be
16
Sep
For Errol and a Rogue’s Gallery
Up for Auction, but Time’s Running Out
— Tim
Stuntmen, stand-ins and stooges V
15
Sep
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
with the long summer almost gone, I feel it`s time for a fall full of Flynnanigans.
One man that took a fall for Errol time and time again was Don Turner. He also doubled for Ronald Reagan, Gary Cooper and most of all George Brent. Having a special stock company contract at Warner Bros., he stood out for putting safety first when the gross majority of gutsy fall guys were out to prove their stuntmanlyhood with reckless behaviour. Taking it extra easy he retired at the height of his career to run a ranch with his wife in the Elysian Valley. Flynn`s “house business manager” eventually took over this role as you can read here: www.theerrolflynnblog.com…
Don Turner came back from retirement to double none other than daredevilish- do it yourself action actor Burt Lancaster in “The flame and the arrow”, the film that actually can be viewed as the blueprint for Errol Flynn`s sadly missed “Wilhelm Tell”.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Ahead of His Time
13
Sep
Errol was always ahead of his time. In this case, eighty (80) years so.
If not for his allegedly annoying moustache and smile, the movie may well have been his in ’36!
Hollywood is filming a Malaysian movie. Guess who it’s about (no, it’s not Najib)
— Tim
Indian Fibber?
12
Sep
Bald (Eagle) Lies?
Back in July I read several fascinating articles/obituaries including references to professed associations of a prominent recently-deceased Native American to Errol. I was tempted to the post the articles but could not verify the “stunt double” claim. Additionally, there was an obviously erroneous claim that this “Lakota chief” appeared with Errol in the movie “Flaming Arrow”.
As it turns out, per the last link below, someone was apparently speaking with forked tongue!
marycumminsrealestatemarycummins.blogspot.com…
— Tim
