1st edition (Macmillan 1910 – US)
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February 18, 1939
New York Times Headline
SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD;
Errol Flynn Chosen for Lead in ‘Burning Daylight’
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Burning Daylight by Jack London, one of Errol’s favorite authors. Published in 1910, it was London’s best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, nicknamed “Burning Daylight” was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur “Borax” Smith. The novel was adapted for American films in 1914, 1920, 1928, and 2010.
Here is the 1928 Version with Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon.
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As it turned out, it wasn’t until 2010, 92 years after the 1928 silent, that another version was filmed.
The 2010 version concentrated on the second half of the book, set primarily on Wall Street.
— Tim
What Would Errol Think!?
February 12, 2010
What Would Errol Think!?
“Think of Errol Flynn in “The Dawn Patrol,’’ a tale of brave but doomed aviators flying their kite-like crafts in World War I – “roaring into each blood-red dawn . . . with death on their wings.””
“When the Germans drop a downed pilot’s goggles over stiff-upper-lipped British lines, a character says: “A very gallant gentleman died this afternoon. . .”
“[Today] it’s a far cry from Errol Flynn in his Sopwith Camel.”
— Tim
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