The Second In a Series of 80th Anniversary Year Tributes to Captain Blood
Art Inspired By Errol’s Captain Blood – Please List Your Own Favorites & Examples –
Here are Three to Start:
— Tim
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24-Karat Korngold – Music of The Sea Hawk
16
Jan
Fourth In a Series of 75th Anniversary Year Tributes to The Sea Hawk
AN IMMORTAL SCORE OF MAESTRO ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
Musical Description & Analysis: www.korngold-society.org…
Fanfare In the ‘Pool, 1992 – The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic – Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of Columbus’s Voyage to America with The Sea Hawk:
Charles Gerhardt Conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra: Part 1 of 2:
Charles Gerhardt Conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra: Part 2 of 2:
— Tim
THE SEA HAWK – “So Many Thrills In One Picture”
16
Jan
Third in a Series of 75th Anniversary Year Tributes to Errol Flynn’s Sea Hawk
“THE GREATEST ADVENTURE IN ALL HISTORY”
FERDY ON FILMS: A Superb Article
www.ferdyonfilms.com…
BEST MOVIES BY FARR: An Excellent Video Review
blip.tv…
CLASSIC FILM FREAK: And Excellent Review
classicfilmfreak.com…
Music Video Tribute to “The Greatest Pirate Movie Ever Made”
Strike for the Shores of Dover (Sailing for Home)
— Tim
“A COUP DE FOUDRE” – “Oh My! Oh My!”
16
Jan
First in a Series of 80th Anniversary Year Tributes to Captain Blood
“A BOLT OF LIGHTNING”
– WHEN ERROL MET LIVVIE –
Video Clip of Olivia’s Account of First Meeting Errol:
— Tim
The Sea-Hawk: An Exploration of Similarities – Part Two – What’s What
15
Jan
The Second in a Series of 75th Anniversary Year Tributes to Errol Flynn’s Sea Hawk:
“When the Ruthless Ambitions of a Man Threaten to Engulf the World …”
[From Queen Elizabeth I’s Stirring Speech in The Sea Hawk]
The Anti-Nazi, Pro-British Symbolism of The Sea Hawk – One of Winston Churchill’s Favorite Ant-Nazi Motion Pictures:
Initially, Elizabeth I Stood In for Neville Chamberlain, advocating “Our Safety Lies in Diplomacy, Not Force”
Later She Converts to Churchill Condemning Hitler, proclaiming:
“The Earth Belongs Not to Any One Man, But to All Men”
King Philip II, of course, Stood In for Hitler
The Spanish Armada was a Metaphorical Representation of the Nazi Much-Feared War Machine
I Believe, Too, That Errol, In This Anti-Nazi Context, Could be Viewed as Representing America, Who, Without Open and Official Acknowledgement, is Secretly Aiding England in It’s Defense Against Hitler’s Attempt to Conquer and Destroy the “Puny Rock-Bound Island”.
Pointing at Deutchland – In a Film with no LITERAL references to Germany (But Many Metaphorical Ones)
As King Adolph, I mean King Philip II, states as he points toward Germany:
“With Our Ships Carrying Our Flags to the Seven Seas, with Our Arms Sweeping Over Africa, the Near East and the Far West … Invincible Everywhere But On Our Own Doorstep … a Puny Rock-Bound Island Secretly Gives Aid to Our Enemy ….
“You Know as Well as I that We will Never Keep Northern Europe in Submission Until We have a Reckoning with England.”
Production Notes:
Howard Koch, the Great Writer of The Film, was Known to be a Noted Anti-Fascist.
Errol Very Much Liked and Approved of Howard Koch’s Anti-Nazi Rewrite, Which Gave the Movie Great Currency and Importance.
Erich Korngold, Being So Personally Harmed and Endangered by the Third Reich, Must have Been Extra-Inspired to Write and Record His Masterpiece Score, One of the Greatest Film Scores in History.
The Warners Took Great Pride in Producing This Anti-Nazi Party Film, Though the Company was Accused by Some of being Late to the (Anti-Nazi) Party.
Sol Polito’s Magnificant Black & White Cinematography Adds Gravitas and an Ominous Edge to the Film, Making King Adolph’s Nazi Armada All the More Sinister
Insinuating the Insidious Nazi Allusion Further, There Appears to be Nazi Cross-like Imagery in the Inquistion Courtroom Scene.
Special Reception Note:
A Group of Jewish Children Orphaned by the Holocaust and Relocated to the UK Viewed the Film for the First Time in 1945. They were Reported to have Given Errol’s Performance an Exceptionally Huge and Heartfelt Ovation, Immediately Recognizing the Anti-Nazi Feeling of the Film.
— Tim
The Man of Mystery & A Cast of Countless Thousands (Big Beyond Belief!)
13
Jan
In Her “Starring Errol Flynn” Interview on TCM Last Month, Rory Mentioned Remembering Her Dad in “Kim”. Here’s in Tribute to That Memory:
— Tim
The Sea-Hawk: An Exploration of Similarities – Part One – Who’s Who
12
Jan
The First in a Series of 75th Anniversary Year Tributes to The Sea Hawk:
In Sabatini’s Magnificent Novel, He’s Sir Oliver Tresillian.
In Flynn’s Fabulous Film, He’s Geoffrey Thorpe
But He’s Really Mostly Sir Francis Drake.
How Did This All Come About? And Why?
Here’s A Superb Article by Rob Nixon of TCM Explaining It All:
FLORA ROBSON AS QUEEN ELIZABETH KNIGHTING ERROL FLYNN PLAYING GEOFFREY THORPE
HISTORICAL DEPICTION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH KNIGHTING SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
— Tim
Motown Legend Inspired by Errol
11
Jan
Legendary Motown DJ, Actor, Film Producer, Minister & Entrepreneur, “Leon the Lover” Kennedy, Credits Errol as His Inspiration in the Opening Sections of the Fun & Informative New (January 2015) Article & Video Below:
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— Tim
From Down Under to Hollywood : Rod Taylor, In the Footsteps of Flynn
09
Jan
In Remembrance of the Great Rod Taylor: After Errol, the First Big Hollywood Star from Australia.
Quoting Rod Taylor Regarding His Romance with Anita Ekberg (Who is Also Said to Have Dated Errol):
“It was Like An Errol Flynn Movie Everyday”
moviemorlocks.com… (See No. 7)
— Tim
