Here is a little excerpt from mid-March,1944 to mid-May. Lots of stuff going on in his life, as usual, with movies, parties, incidents, etc.
Enjoy
— Topper
Errol Flynn & The Big Boodle in Havana, Cuba!
04
Aug
Errol is in Havana, Cuba doing his next film, The Big Boodle and a few other things during his visit there from May 15, 1956 up to June 20th when Patrice and daughter Arnella arrive on his birthday.
— Topper
Errol Flynn in Alaska and More!
01
Aug
Errol, and a group of four entertainers, spent over a month on a USO tour of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, cheering up the troops stationed at the U.S. outposts there during World War II.
This map and time frame tries to pinpoint their destinations based on a wide variety of sources … from Army records to some soldiers personal photos (and even some of those documents were contradictory).
Enjoy!
— 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
Sean(Rio) Flynn in ZOEY 102 Now Streaming!
28
Jul
You can watch now at Paramount + Roku Channel and YouTube streaming services!
— David DeWitt
Errol Flynn On the Cover! 1959
28
Jul
Errol, still enjoying his popularity around the world with a picture taken during the filming of The Roots of Heaven January 10, 1959.
— Topper
Errol Flynn vs Fidler Fracas and the Follow-Up! 1941
25
Jul
On September 20th, 1941, Errol Flynn and columnist Jimmie Fidler got into a scuffle at the Mocambo night spot. The incident made some small headlines the next day along with a lot of gossip and speculation. Perhaps one of the best coverages of the story appeared on this page of the Movie-Radio Guide of the 27th.
There were more events following the dustup.
Enjoy!
— Topper
Top’s Trivia! Errol Flynn Cameos!
20
Jul
There has always been great speculation about Flynn’s three supposed cameos: 1944 ,he was “seen” as a walk-on in Lady From Shanghai.
In 1946, he, and Alexis Smith, “did a cameo” in the film Always Together,and in 1951, while in France, he was “in the crowd” in Pardon My French.
These three un-credited examples will continue to baffle Flynn fans.
But…without a cameo appearance … Flynn has been referred to directly in another
picture. I present a single screengrab from the 1952, Crosby and Hope comedy, Road to Bali. To appreciate the reference, may I suggest, finding the film (was on YouTube) and watching
it from 17:05 minutes into the film to approximately 17:55 minutes. It all makes silly sense.
Enjoy
— Topper
Errol Flynn Movie Themes on Amazon!
20
Jul
Debby Phielix sends us this news! There is a couple of sets of Errol Flynn theme music available on Amazon!
Thanks, Debby!
— David DeWitt
Mail Bag! Errol Flynn’s Hobart with Russ Schnioffsky! Part 7!
20
Jul
The Mail Bag brings more of Russ Schnioffsky’s wonder trip to Errol Flynn’s Hobart, Tasmania! It is our Part 7!
Russ writes:
The Friends’ School, Commercial Rd, North Hobart.
Foundered in 1887, The Friends’ School is one of the largest Quaker schools in the world. Errol was enrolled in 1920 and had to demonstrate his boxing skills in various fights, probably with some fellow boarders (see photo below). He was allegedly expelled (or asked to leave the school) for climbing into the girls dormitory after dark. As a boarder he would occasionally sleep on the upstairs rear veranda which would have been a mighty cold location for a Hobart wintry night.
The Friends School Nowadays
Boarders – Boys, 1920
Errol, aged about 11
Assembly Hall, 1915
Friends’ School
The school may have looked a little like this when Errol was enrolled
Historical marker in front of the school entrance No mention of one particular famous ex-student
Close up of historical marker
— David DeWitt
