October 20, 1937
Did Errol really shoot this bobcat?
Was he arrested for doing so, as rumor has it?
Or, was it really Howard Hill who did the shooting?
If it was Errol, was he really aiming for that other, far more dangerous cat, Tiger Lil?
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— Tim
Archive for the ‘Behind the Scenes’ Category
Viva La El Capitan Blood! Viva La El Capitan Blood!
19
Oct
October 19, 1957
Errol Arrested at the Ballyhoo Ball
Errol Being Questioned at the Lincoln Heights Jail
The Aspiring Irish Lassie/Errol Flynn Date
“The Hat Check Girl”/Policeman’s Wife/Errol Flynn Fan
Errol Flynn/The Usual Suspect
— Tim
Dr. Blood Hotfoots it to the Hospital
19
Oct
October 18, 1935
Harrison Carroll
Evening Herald Express
Errol Flynn hotfoots it to the hospital as soon as he finishes Captain Blood…
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Errol’s account in MWWW:
— Tim
Parties at Sardi’s
18
Oct
October 16, 1935
Jerry Hoffman
(PH for Louella O. Parsons)
Los Angeles Times
Lili Damita and Errol Flynn getting special attention from Eddie Brandstatter at Sardi’s
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Between 1932 and 1936, Sardi’s was the one of the most spectacular dinner clubs in Hollywood, ran by “Party King” Eddie Brandstatter, one of the most spectacular restaurateurs in Hollywood during the Roaring Twenties. His amazing history – including the fascinating history of restaurants in LA and Hollywood preceding Sardi’s – can be heard in the video below, with a detailed description of Sardi’s can be heard beginning at ~ 34:00.
Eddie Brandstatter; Party King of the Twenties
Preceding Sardi’s he owned the also-legendary Cafe Marmont, among a half dozen or so other high end restaurant nightclubs.
Here in all her splendor is the statue he infamously stole, which, before being convicted, he told the court he needed for a Warner Brothers party:
— Tim
Compliments to the Scheffs
17
Oct
October 17, 1938
Evening Herald Express
Bette Davis was preening herself in front of a mirror one day on the set of The Sisters, currently showing at Warners Hollywood and Downtown theaters, when Errol Flynn asked her why she was gazing at herself with such approval.
“Well, I like that.” Bette pretended to be put out. “I’m admiring my hairdress—don’t you like it? You should.” Bette replied, “because I copied it exactly from the hairdress worn by Fritzi Scheff in a picture made of her when she was at the peak of her career.”
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I sure hope Bette didn’t burst out singing Fritzi’s big hit “Kiss Me Again” to Flynn! Arno would have had to come to his rescue! (Song begins at 1:50)
— Tim
Errol’s Femmes Carry On
16
Oct
A Not So Grand Day
16
Oct
The Kid from Kitsilano
14
Oct
Is Vancouver writer John Gleeson a reincarnation of Errol?
John Gleeson – not to be confused with Jackie Gleason
— Tim
