— Tim
Archive for the ‘Special Events’ Category
Lili and Bruce (and Not Errol) at the World Premier of The Good Earth
30
Jan
January 30, 1937
Premire of The Good Earth
Joan Crawford with Franchot Tone..
Surprise arrrival of the evening was this.. Lili Damita with Bruce Cabot!
Miss Data has been reported reconciled with Errol Flynn, and Cabot reconciled with Adienne Ames.
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Bruce Cabot and Tiger Lil’ circa the World Premier of The Good Earth
Bruce Cabot and his wife, Adrienne Ames, apparently having a not-so-happy day at the track
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“The film’s premiere took place in Los Angeles at the Carthay Circle Theatre on 29 Jan 1937, followed by a New York premiere at the Astor Theatre on 2 Feb. News items reported extensive preparations for both premieres, especially in Los Angeles where art director associate Harry Oliver supervised the decoration of San Vicente Blvd. (the street on which the Carthay Circle Theatre was located) in a Chinese style. A fifty-foot replica of the novel was also constructed on a corner of the intersection of Wilshire and San Vicente Blvd. near the theater. Prominent writers P. G. Wodehouse, Rupert Hughes and Jim Tully were present at the premiere to write impromptu reviews and immediately send them across the nation via wire service. The premiere was broadcast over radio via the Mutual System and, according to a 29 Jan 1937 HR news item, was the first premiere to be covered on a national network.”
So it might have been broadcast nationwide that Lili attended with Cabot?
Photos including Bruce Cabot above are from the approximate timeframe of The Good Earth World Premiere, but not from the premiere
— Tim
Travelin’ On
24
Jan
I wish you all smooth sailing…
January 23, 1936
Pirate Party on Catalina
Film Daily
With Buddy Rogers and Band, Marion Davies, Cary Grant, Virginia Bruce, John Gilbert, Chester Morris, Lee Tracy, Lili Damita, Errol Flynn, Sid Silvers, Robert Armstrong.
(Musical Review Series)
MGM – 20 Minutes
A STANDOUT
There is more attractive flash, sparkling action and general entertainment in this two-reeler than in some features. Very effectively filmed in Technicolor, it takes the form of of a pirate masquerade party on beautiful Catalina Island, where scores of film stars happen to be present and thus give the film a big-time cast and bif fan interest. Charles “Buddy” Rogers and his orchestra provide the musical background and are an act in themselves. Chester Morris acts as master of ceremonies, doing a nice job of it and working in a number of big bits with Sid Silvers and other performers. The picture has plenty of flash in the way of eye-filling girlies, and things are kept lively by interpolation of aquatic action and a generally rapid succession of novelty numbers and star closeups. Lewis Lewyn produced it.
Pirate Party on Catalina Island (Full Movie)
youtu.be/ZXXTE99ThM0…
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We’re In the Money – With a Pirate Treasure Chorus Line
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Buddy Rogers and His California Cavaliers
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Boatful of Banjos and an Anchors Away Chorus Line – Mickey Rooney on Percussion
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— Tim
Navy Flyboys Cutting in on Errol’s Girl
12
Jan
January 12, 1939
Evening Herald Examiner
Navy Officers, Stars at Film Preview
Wings of the Navy
Film personages attending include: George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Bette Davis, Paul Muni, Pat O’Brien, Jane Wyman, Ann Sheridan, John Garfield, Errol Flynn. Priscilla Lane, Irene Dunne, Gary Cooper, Mary Pickford, Walt Disney, Spencer Tracy, Francisca Gall, Frank Borzage, Reginald Gardiner, and many Navy Officers.
— Tim
The Crimson Tide, the Green Arrow, and the Always Colorful Errol Flynn
12
Jan
With connection to tonight’s National Championship Game in Miami Gardens…
Errol Flynn and Alabama Football
— Tim
On the Second Day of Christmas🎁🎁
26
Dec
On the second day of Christmas
Errol gave to us
One golden film
And the Captain Blood premiere…..!
From Bonnie Paraschos on the Facebook Errol Flynn Blog, the FB-EFB, here’s Errol and Lili with Ross Alexander and his wife, Aleta Freel Alexander, at the world premiere of “Captain Blood”, at the Mark Strand Theater in Manhattan, on December 26, 1935. Original in B&W, edited green here in the seasonal spirit. Thank you, and Merry (second day of) Christmas, Bonnie!
— Tim
“He Was Born For This” — December 2, 1859
02
Dec
Errol’s Cinematic Connection to One of the Most Consequential Events in American History – The Hanging of John Brown on December 2, 1959 – Which Resulted in the Election of Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and All the Race-Related Controversies and Conflicts that have Ensued in the United States, to This Very Day.
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— Tim
