June 4, 1938
Jimmy Starr
Evening Herald Express
Although not rated as singing stars, Errol Flynn, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Warren Baxter, Frank Morgan, will, if the occasion demands, tear off a cinematic tune or two.
— Tim
Archive for the ‘Behind the Scenes’ Category
Tennis for Not Just Anyone
04
Jun
June 1, 1935
Film Daily
Ralph Wilk
A Little from Lots
Carl Laemmle Jr., David O. Selznick, Pandro Berman, Frederick Marsh, King Vidor, Ralph Bellamy, Sam Jaffee, Paul Lukas, Elliot Nugent, Warren Hymer, Solly Baisano, Gilbert Roland, Wells Root, Ainsworth Morgan, Mickey Rooney, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Gene Thackeray, Albert J. Cohen, Merritt Hurlburd, Edith Fitzgerald, Mrs. E.A. Dupont, Mrs. George Fitzmaurice, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Struss, Charles Farrell, Paul de Ricou, Larry Bachman, Ted von Eltz, Charles Butterworth, Martin Cornica, Errol Flynn, John Krimsky are among the players in the tenth annual motion picture tennis tournament. Frank X. Shields, noted international player, is in the men’s and mixed doubles, but not in singles.
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Tennis great Frank Shields, 1933
His granddaughter, Brooke Shields, famously filmed much of Blue Lagoon near Errol’s estate on the North Shore of Jamaica, 1980
— Tim
A Really Big Show
02
Jun
Errol Shows in Hollywood – Featuring Errol, Lili, Ed & Louella
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May 30, 1938
Ed Sullivan
Hollywood Citizens News
Errol Flynn gets in June 4.
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June 2, 1938
Louela O. Parsons
Los Angeles Examiner
Lili and Errol Flynn, no longer “among the missing,” planed on yesterday morning from Chicago.
— Tim
Lili Damita, War Hero?
29
May
During legal proceedings against Errol, Lili Damita testified that she suffered an injury while serving her country during World War II. What was that alleged injury, and under what circumstances did Tiger Lil’ allegedly incur her alleged injury?
1. An STD spying for the French underground?
2. A head injury working for the Red Cross?
3. A sprained ankle performing for the USO?
4. A fall from a horse at Camp Pendleton?
5. A fist-fight with Bette Davis at the Hollywood Canteen?, or
6. A cut hand smashing a bottle of Veuve Clicquot over Errol’s skull?
— Tim
Born at Battery Point
25
May
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Hobart, Tasmania – 1908
Errol was born in Battery Point at the Queen Alexandra Hospital on June 20, 1909.
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— Tim
When Who Lost His Finger?
24
May
A Cutting Edge Quiz
Who wrote on the image below that he “lost his finger”?
— Tim
Sir Robin of Locksley
24
May
May 23, 1938
Hollywood Citizen News
Taking their cue from the success of The Adventures of Robin Hood, Warner Bros. are digging in making preparations for a sequel to be ready for release next spring. Title is Sir Robin of Locksley,, an original by Norman Reilly Raine and Seton I. MIller. Erich Korngold already is at work on the score. Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland are slated for the leads. Virtually all concerned in the scheduled follow-up contributed to The Adventures of Robin Hood.
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Surely Alan Hale would have been in it, too!
— Tim
The Thief of Bagdad
24
May
May 23, 1938
Sidney Skolsky
Hollywood Citizen News
The Warners, because of the success Robin Hood, are trying to buy The Thief of Bagdad, another Douglas Fairbanks hit, for Errol Flynn.
— Tim
Hats Off to Ronald Reagan
21
May
May 21, 1948
Sidney Skolsky
Hollywood Citizen News
Ronald Reagan: He is an actor who is interested in the welfare of actors and in their position in the industry. He has advanced from a supporting player to a leading man. He is always to know what pictures are being made at his studio, and when hears of any he likes, he makes a bid for it. He is very pleased that he is no longer told they wanted Errol Flynn for a certain picture, but that they are going to give it to him.
— Tim
The Perfect Specimen
12
May
May 11, 1937
Elizabeth Yeaman
Hollywood Citizen News
Errol Flynn will lay aside his rapier and don boxing gloves for his next picture, The Perfect Specimen, for in this story he will portray a gent who is handy with his dukes. Furthermore, he is going modern in more ways than one. He is to have a smart-cracking leady lady in the person of Joan Blondell. Joan, however, should not be classified as a leading lady, but as a co-star. Incidentally, the Flynn physique can now be bared for the entertainment of feminine fans. The age of chivalry and its uniforms will be tossed out completely.
A strictly modern supporting cast is lined up for The Perfect Specimen. Beverly Roberts will appear in the second feminine lead, and Dick Foran will be on hand in another featured role, while comedy is to be provided by Edward Everett Horton.
Michael Curtiz will direct, and the picture will star almost immediately. It is amazing how fast production is being resumed, now that the producers have reached an agreement with the Screen Actor’s Guild.
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— Tim
