Hal Kent, Hell-Driving Co-Star of the Legendary Joie Chitwood Thrill Show – Reported to be One of Errol Flynn’s Stunt Doubles. Anyone Know for Sure?
Orange Bowl Spectacular, with Girl Blown Up in Casket
Hell on Wheels
Jumping Like Evil, Long Before Knieval
Dive Bomber – the Stunt, Not the Movie
Chi-Town 1948
EDIT/ADDITION, BASED ON MARIA’S FIND OF A HAL KENT PHOTO – SEE HER POST BELOW:
— Tim
I found an interesting post from Newsweek regarding a book written by David Heeley and Joan Kramer: “In the Company of Legends“. Turner Classic Movies showed 5 of their biographies this past week. Not included in the TV program, but in their book (I believe) is a section on Errol. Excerpt:
Any examples of getting too close to the subjects to make your treatment balanced?
DH: Sometimes it’s tricky when you’re getting very close to the people involved. You don’t want to offend them but you can’t let that color how you tell the story. In the case of the Errol Flynn show we got very close to [his widow] Pat Wymore, who initially wouldn’t talk to anybody about him. Joan got her on the phone and that was the end of that [laughs]. Joan can persuade anybody. At the end of the phone call she said, “Why don’t you come down and visit me?” We were very close to Pat but we said Errol Flynn did not lead a life that was all hunky-dory. If we’re going to really tell the truth, we risk offending Pat. We talked to her and she said, “Just tell the story straight.” She knew who she was married to. So we did tell the story straight and she said, in the end, “Errol would have been so happy. Because yes of course we showed his flaws, but we also showed the world that he was a great actor.”
Right On Pat!
— Maria
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
as time goes by there is less and less trace of the Hollywood of (g)old. Lately in Budapest, the proud Hungarian capital, I had to learn that Michael Curtiz is a forgotten hero in his hometown. But the beautiful “New York” coffee house is still in place, where the likes of Kertesz, Korda & Gabor did connive and contrive their movie careers in overseas.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
What Movie Star Made His or Her Big Screen Debut in One of Errol’s Greatest Films:
He or She:
1) Ultimately became Extremely Popular.
2) Was Very Smart.
3) Was Very Athletic.
4) Was Born in California.
5) Was About Ten Inches Shorter Than Errol.
6) Had a Relatively Small Part in Errol’s Film.
7) Had Stunning Good Looks.
8) Also became a Television Star.
9) Has Passed Away But is Still Well Known.
10) Is Often Regarded as the Best at the Type of Acting He or She Did.
— Tim
Where Errol was a Viking, at Doheny & Sunset.
The Gravlaks, Smorrebrod, Bof Med Log, Kalvfilet Oscar, Lobster Thermidor, Sturgeon Smorgas, Viking Sword, Herrings & Lingonberries Came Highly Recommended.
Ah, Those were the Days.
I Wonder Who has His Viking Club Mug?
Are They Looking at the Menu or the Stars?
My Kind of Place!
— Tim
This article is about Richard Erman . But it does have a piece about Errol and him in Obj Burma and the way he treated him. hope you like it.
— tassie devil
This small display (ok, neither the photo, nor the text holds anything new) is located near the entrance room of the starting point through Australia’s oldest still operating brewery – “Cascade Brewery” in Hobart/Tasmania. The connection is probably due to the fact, that Duke St. (young Errol lived here for a while) is relatively close. Funny somehow, that Errol was never much of a beer drinker to my knowledge.
— Volker
