New York Times
March 20, 1954
ERROL FLYNN ENDS PACT AT WARNERS; Actor and Studio Agree to Part
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 19 — Errol Flynn and Warner Brothers have agreed to an amicable termination of their twenty-year association. VIEW FULL ARTICLE IN TIMESMACHINE »
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WARNER BROTHERS’ FEATURE FILMS WITH FLYNN, with costs and earnings:
Murder in Monte Carlo (1934) – cost and earnings not available
Case of the Curious Bride (1935) – cost and earnings not available
Don’t Bet on Blondes (1935) – cost and earnings figures not available
Captain Blood (1935) – cost $995,000, earnings $2,475,000
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) – cost $1,076,000, earnings $2,736,000
Green Light (1937) – cost $513,000, earnings $1,667,000
The Prince and the Pauper (1937) – cost $858,000, earnings $1,691,000
Another Dawn (1937) – cost $552,000, earnings $1,045,000
The Perfect Specimen (1937) – cost $505,000, earnings $1,281,000
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) – cost $2,033,000, earnings $3,981,000
“Four’s a Crowd” (1938) – cost and earnings not available
“The Sisters” (1938) figures – cost and earnings not available
The Dawn Patrol (1938) – cost $500,000, earnings $2,185,000
Dodge City (1939) – cost $1,061,000, earnings $2,532,000
The Private Life of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) – cost $1,073,000, earnings $1,613,000
Virginia City (1940) – cost $1,179,000, earnings $2,120,000
The Sea Hawk (1940) – cost $1,701,000, earnings $2,678,000
Santa Fe Trail (1940) – cost $1,115,000 earnings $2,533,000
Footsteps in the Dark (1941) – cost and earnings not available
Dive Bomber (1941) – cost $1,204,000, earnings $2,613,000
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) – cost $1,358,000, earnings $4,014,000
Desperate Journey (1942) – cost $1,209,000 earnings, $3,980,000
Gentleman Jim (1942) – cost $972,000 earnings, $3,842,000
Northern Pursuit (1943) – cost $1,290,000 earnings, $3,252,000
Edge of Darkness (1943) – cost $1,653,000 earnings, $3,669,000
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) – cost $1,560,000, earnings $3,621,000
Uncertain Glory (1944) – cost and earnings not available
Objective Burma (1945) – cost $1,592,000 earnings, $3,961,000
San Antonio (1945) – cost $2,232,000, earnings $5,899,000
Never Say Goodbye (1946) – cost $1,011,000, earnings $2,603,000
Cry Wolf (1947) – cost $1,461,000, earnings $2,690,000
(The Lady from Shanghai – uncredited cameo appearance)
Escape Me Never (1947) – cost $1,900,000, earnings $1,569,000
Silver River (1948) – cost $3,204,000, earnings $3,484,000
The Adventures of Don Juan (1948) – cost $3,408,000, earnings $4,772,000
Montana (1950) – cost $1,589,000, earnings $3,647,000
Rocky Mountain (1950) – earnings $2,000,000 (North America)
Maru Maru (1952) – cost and earnings not available
The Master of Ballantrae (1953) – earnings $2,000,000 (North America)
Too Much Too Soon (1958) – cost and earnings not available
— Tim
Paula
March 22, 2021 at 6:40 pm
Flynn was pretty reliable. If I’m reading this correctly, the only title where earnings wee less than cost was ESCAPE ME NEVER…?
Gentleman Tim
March 22, 2021 at 9:59 pm
Excellent point, Paula. Errol was a money making machine for Warners. In addition to these earnings listed (from their official logs) I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if the Bros. significantly suppressed the true extent of their earnings, for the purpose of evading income taxes and potentially subjecting themselves to other scrutiny (such as in actual or potential divorce litigation, payment of legal judgments, etc.)