— Karl
An actor by any other name…
21
May
Into Dodge
18
May
Dear Flynnstones,
above you see Errol and his buddy Air Bud Ernst leaving for the grand premiere of Dodge City.
The line up of this star studded extravaganza was impressive.
It even featured a special event what looks like a (shotgun?) wedding.
A pierced penny for who can spot the Duke in this picture.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Wanted: Errol Flynn
18
May
Dear Flynnstones,
our man Flynn was a catch for Jack Warner in many ways.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Meeting the Prez
17
May
Dear Flynnstones,
this rare pic shows Errol meeting Ronald Reagan, who before becoming a B-movie star, started out as a radio commentator. We all know where he ended up.
Both look like at a casting for “Casablanca“. Neither got the part, and so didn’t Hedy Lamarr. What a classic that could have been.
They probably are promoting one of their movies. RR was reminiscing quite often about the good times they had together on the Warner Bros lot. He proudly pointed out towards another Flynnmate, Paul McWilliams (from Objective Burma), that he was not in one, but in two movies with Errol. Paul and the Prez shared the same birthday and his gift card had contained a photo of their respective co-star.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
His Name iz Curtiz. Michael Curtiz.
16
May
Dear Flynnstones,
the Filmarchiv Austria is showing a retrospective of director Michael Curtiz, née Kertesz, during the months of May and June.
Very appropriately it takes place in one of the oldest and most beautiful venues of movie theatres in Vienna- the METRO KINO.
What makes this event so special for every Flynnophile is, not only will the obvious choices of his best works like “The Adventures of Robin Hood“, “Dodge City“ and “Captain Blood“ be presented, but also the early silent flicks starring Lili Damita are shown on the big screen.
It will be my privilege to lip read to you impressions of little Tiger Lil’ in movies like “Fiaker No. 13“ (Horse Carriage No. 13) and “Das Spielzeug von Paris“ (The Toy of Paris). I expect them to fully convey the divaesque quality, which made Errol think: “That is the star I am going to marry..“
Also in program are “Sodom und Gomorrah“, the monumental movie that got Curt to Hollywood, “The Sea Wolf“, a film tailor made for Flynn, but realized with Edward G. Robinson instead and the inevitable classic “Casablanca“ with local boy Paul Henreid second to the right.
“Mildred Pierce“ (Joan Crawford), “King Creole“ (Elvis Presley), “Yankee Doodle Dandy“ (James Cagney), “Young Man with a Horn“ (Kirk Douglas) and “Angles with Dirty Faces“ (Humphrey Bogart) amongst others round up an intriguing selection of an outstanding oeuvre.
One could say, the Hungarian Hun has come home.
Welcome to Viennawood, my laddies,
— shangheinz
Lock, Stock and Errol
15
May
Dear Flynnstones,
“If the lock doesn’t click, you must acquit.“
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
In the Den of Cap‘n Don
12
May
Dear Flynnstones,
Errol attracted the most colorful characters. Don Dickerman, being one of them, came in Technicolor. He thought of himself, dressed and behaved like a pirate.
In addition he opened several nightclubs in various cities called “Pirate‘s Den“.
Flynn fronted Don the money for the outlet in LA along with several other celebrities.
The den had a pen to put damsels in distress. Once a beautiful piratess had been captured and put behind the makeshift bars, she had one way to escape- scream as loud as she could. That would set her free and even get her a screaming diploma.
The Den took a dive, when one of the true life buccaneer waiters overcharged a highschool kid. The club never recovered from billhauling and from then on had the reputation of a real cutthroat venue.
Don though would be rewarded for his constant cultural appropriation with a role of a…in “The Sea Hawk“
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Olivia’s belongings go under the hammer
12
May
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Hi all I am hopeless at this but if you go to address above you will get a good read. Genene
— tassie devil
Mail Bag! A Pictorial History of Errol Flynn in Two Volumes by Topper Mackay!
10
May
The Mail Bag brings us something that was a bit secretive until now! Our mission, should we choose to accept it, and we do, it to enjoy news of Topper MacKay’s superbly produced new two-volume book “A Pictorial History of the Life and Times of Errol Flynn, Movie Star” …
He says:
I am introducing the latest published work on Errol Flynn, simply titled volume 1 “Errol Flynn”, and volume 2 “Movie Star”, authored by long-time blog follower, Topper MacKay.
It is a two-volume brace, totaling 492 pages, plus 12 pages of preliminary materials.
The books were published in late 2022 and distruibuted shortly thereafter. Please note that they were released as a ‘fair-use copyright publication’ with a limited edition of 50.
This means that the books are not for sale or readily available to the public…a true laborof love, so to speak.
Some fun facts are:
The books are 10 1/2″ X 12″ and weigh six pounds together.
There are over 2,364 illustrations and 1,989 of them contain Flynn.
It is chronologically based on his life with some pictures and articles that have not been seen in over 80 years.
I have attached a photo of the two volumes along with a pic of the back covers of each one.
Enjoy!
Topper has agreed to share parts of the contents of his volumes with the blog in upcoming presentations of some of the pages.
Thanks, Topper, we take the assignment seriously, and will do our duty!
— David DeWitt
