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— David DeWitt
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Actor Flynn Who Played Robin Hood Crossword: A Legendary Performance
07
Sep
jstationx.com… They are now making crosswords about Errol and the adventures of robin hood I put it on The Errol Flynn Society of Tasmania inc page also it is a long read but worth it Genene.
— tassie devil
Errol Flynn’s Mulholland House 1942, Moving In!
29
Aug
Errol moves into his newly constructed home in early 1942. There are a few different dates from different sources, but February seems to be the most accurate. Also listed is the actual size based on the dimensions shown on the architect’s preliminary drawings. (Please excuse the quality of the plans.) Also added is a total cost based on today’s economic values.
— Topper
Mail Bag! Podcast Praises Errol Flynn in They Died with Their Boots On!
28
Jul
Mail Bag brings us this from Debby Phielix …
Hi David,
This might be something for the blog. It praises Errol as the best screen Custer and is about They Died With Their Boots On. It is an interesting podcast, I think.
They Died with Their Boots On with Gregory J. W. Urwin van Based on a True Story Luister nu op #Deezer deezer.page.link/…
Deb
— David DeWitt
Mail Bag! Errol Flynn’s Hobart with Ross Schnioffsky! Part 6
06
Jul
A break from Errol’s Hobart residences.
Day Two (Part 5) of my Errol Flynn/Hobart Adventure – The State Theatre, Elizabeth Street, North Hobart
The State Theatre, also known as the North Hobart Picture Palace, is one of the oldest in Australia and it is still operating as a movie house. It opened in 1913. Errol attended nearby schools and spent a lot of time at his girlfriend’s house so it is almost certain that he watched silent films here. Amongst his heroes were Tom Mix, Douglas Fairbanks and John Barrymore. There is a commemorative star in the pavement in front of the theatre. I am sure that he later met these stellar stars in Hollywood. I have also tacked on two photos of the Odeon Cinema. This was formerly the Strand and was one of several theatres in which the young Errol watched films, including silent versions of “Captain Blood” and “Robin Hood”. It is highly likely that Errol paid more attention to the girl sitting next to than to the screen heroics. The Odeon building still stands but it has changed significantly and is no longer a picture theatre.
Ross
Builtin1913
Some of Errol’s Heroes.
Elizabeth Street, North Hobart
Errol Flynn, Born Hobart 20 June 1909
Screening Program
Elizabeth Street, North Hobart
Across the road.
Another building across the street.
The Odeon Theatre, 1929
The Odeon Theatre Nowadays …
— David DeWitt
Mail Bag! Errol Flynn’s Hobart with Ross Schnioffsky! Part 5
06
Jul
Back to Errol Flynn
Sorry for the delay folks, I got caught up with other projects.
Day Two (Part 4) of my Errol Flynn/Hobart Adventure – 10 Darcy St, South Hobart
From 1914 to 1916 the Flynns lived here. After the “you show me yours” episode in the back yard with the little girl next door the seven year old Errol got into heaps of trouble and consequently ran away. His mother wrote, “We suffered agonies of anxiety for days and nights. He was found miles away where he went and offered himself for work at a dairy farm. He only asked five shillings a week for wages, saying that would do him as he never intended to marry.”
Ross
— David DeWitt
From Benny not a Penny
12
Jun
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Dear Flynnstones,
look what I refound amongst the material I have gathered over the years on Errol‘s half finished William Tell film- an appearance on the BBC Show “In Town tonight“ from November 1953.
I remember a conversation with this blog‘s own Inga, when she posted a list of all Flynn radio outings. I said I thought that it was a TV show, because I had seen a clip from it. Matter of factly it may have been both. Despite being broadcast only into the ether, Robin Hood hawking for £ 50.000 in order to become Will Tell was too interesting to not put on camera also.
By the end of the year, he would have the money (not from United Artists boss Arthur B. Krim, not from Brother Warner), spend it elsewhere and move to England to do three movies there.
Instead resuming Tell with a different script & director two years later, it became apparent that the scenes already in the cans would stick out like an arrow from a head. Reshooting was not an option. The apple shot had been missed.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Access nearly 15,000 historical newsreels from the Hearst Metrotone News Collection…
27
May
The Packard Humanities Institute
The UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Packard Humanities Institute (PHI) launched a new website (newsreels.net…) giving access to thousands of historical newsreel stories from the Hearst Metrotone News Collection. The website is the first phase of a multi-year project, led by PHI, to make the entire Hearst collection accessible to the public.
— Karl
Death of a Cameraman
27
May
Dear Flynnstones,
amongst the myriad of myths surrounding the sinister shooting of “The Lady from Shanghai“, one also concerns our Errol.
No, not the one about his clandestine cameo. I think we settled the score once and for all here:
It is about Flynn turning Wolf Larsen and wanting to give a young dead cameraman a sea burial.
Read all about it: www.aenigma-images.com…
Despite the heat, coolness prevailed.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
