After completing filming of The Perfect Specimen in mid-July, Errol will spend the next month vacationing on his yawl Cheerio 2, with a few adventures along the way…and no Lily.
— Topper
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Errol Flynn’s South American Trip, June 1940!
22
Apr
Errol, along with Johnny Meyer, press agent for Warner Bros., begins his South American Tour that is sanctioned by Warner’s as a good will tour. Newspapers, fan magazines, telegrams and even radio broadcasts and shows provided a variety of times, places and events. A map is provided to try and consolidate the where and when of Errol’s visits.
(you can double click a page for more detail…thank you David)
Enjoy
— Topper
Errol Flynn and a Busy December, 1935
13
Apr
After a portrait shoot … then traveling to New York City with wife Lily (Lili, if you prefer) … and all of the fanfare for the premiere of Captain Blood in three cities, including parties, restaurants and publicity stops … Errol’s month of December was filled to the brim with activities and excitement.
Enjoy!
— Topper
Errol Flynn and the Backslap Case Bahamas March 1952!
07
Apr
The “backslap” case against Duncan McMartin that took place in the Bahamas in mid-March, 1952
To set the scene, we will begin about mid-February while Errol is in Los Angeles recuperating from a fractured bone in his foot. He was injured during the filming of AGAINST ALL FLAGS on Feb. 1st. The foot was placed in a cast and Errol was given a cane to get around.
The cast was to remain for about 6 weeks, so production was halted.
But … as usual, Errol does not slow down. We pick it from there.
— Topper
Captain Blood Magazine Coverage Rolls into 1936!
14
Mar
A few more pages covering Flynn’s first motion picture debut in the U.S. Even Olivia, a newcomer, gets full coverage.
— Topper
Errol Flynn in the Early Days!
03
Mar
Taking a break from the book articles, I thought I would present some seldom seen magazine clips of Flynn during the days of Captain Blood.
(You gotta love Olivia in her pirate outfit,…never in the film of course)
Enjoy!
— Topper
Virginia City World Premier March 15, 1940!
24
Feb
During the filming of THE SEA HAWK, which began on February 1st, Warner Bros. decides to take a break from production and present the premiere of VIRGINIA CITY in Nevada. A 17-car train with the film’s cast, along with reporters and guests leaves Burbank, Cal. about noon on March 15th. The affair is an outstanding success through the 17th. Then it is back to wok on THE SEA HAWK on Monday morning of the 18th.
— Topper
A Pair of 1940 Portraits of Errol Flynn!
17
Feb
These two color photos are from a portrait shoot for Warner Bros. by famed still photographer George Hurrell. The shoot was about January 24th to 27th 1940. Both were part of a large series of pictures that would be released starting with EF-334 through to EF-363.
The first one was released as a French-Canadian magazine cover for Le Samedi (The Saturday), on November 23, 1940.
The second one was featured later on as a full page spread in the U.S. magazine, Screenland, August, 1943 issue (and later still in Errol Flynn, Movie Star).
Enjoy!
— Topper
The Story of William Tell (plus) September 2, 1953, to End of Year!
10
Feb
Part 4 finale:
Flynn’s troubles with producing his film about William Tell continue. An Italian court and local police are now involved for non-payment of a large variety of bills. Flynn then begins his quest to find investors to complete the picture.
Errol’s most positive highlight of this year is the birth of his daughter.
He will continue for years to come to find a way to get his William
Tell story produced …but to no avail.
All that is left is approximately 25+ minutes of Cinemascope color film, with no sound, in storage in film cans in Boston, Mass.
“It would have been a great film,” commented actor Roddy McDowall after viewing the tranche of the picture.
— Topper
