BIRTH: December 17, 1926
Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kansas, USA
DEATH: March 22, 2014 (aged 87)
Portland, Jamaica
The Last Mrs. Flynn discusses Errol
— Tim
In Memory of Patrice
22
Mar
Spectre
22
Mar
Dear Flynnmates,
always on the outlook for Flynn material, I bought me a(n old) man`s magazine. No, not for the interview. It features an article about Errol`s best man Freddie McEvoy`s untimely demise. The adress where I got it from struck me to some extent. Can it be it came from the estate of the man of River deep-mountain high fame and Second-degree murder infame?
Spector or spectator- who with a NY connection knows if we got the real Phil here?
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
En Mémoire de Lili 🇫🇷
22
Mar
Born: July 10, 1904, Blaye, France
Died: March 21, 1994, Palm Beach, FL
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— Tim
End of An Era – Errol and Warner Brothers
21
Mar
New York Times
March 20, 1954
ERROL FLYNN ENDS PACT AT WARNERS; Actor and Studio Agree to Part
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 19 — Errol Flynn and Warner Brothers have agreed to an amicable termination of their twenty-year association. VIEW FULL ARTICLE IN TIMESMACHINE »
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WARNER BROTHERS’ FEATURE FILMS WITH FLYNN, with costs and earnings:
Murder in Monte Carlo (1934) – cost and earnings not available
Case of the Curious Bride (1935) – cost and earnings not available
Don’t Bet on Blondes (1935) – cost and earnings figures not available
Captain Blood (1935) – cost $995,000, earnings $2,475,000
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) – cost $1,076,000, earnings $2,736,000
Green Light (1937) – cost $513,000, earnings $1,667,000
The Prince and the Pauper (1937) – cost $858,000, earnings $1,691,000
Another Dawn (1937) – cost $552,000, earnings $1,045,000
The Perfect Specimen (1937) – cost $505,000, earnings $1,281,000
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) – cost $2,033,000, earnings $3,981,000
“Four’s a Crowd” (1938) – cost and earnings not available
“The Sisters” (1938) figures – cost and earnings not available
The Dawn Patrol (1938) – cost $500,000, earnings $2,185,000
Dodge City (1939) – cost $1,061,000, earnings $2,532,000
The Private Life of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) – cost $1,073,000, earnings $1,613,000
Virginia City (1940) – cost $1,179,000, earnings $2,120,000
The Sea Hawk (1940) – cost $1,701,000, earnings $2,678,000
Santa Fe Trail (1940) – cost $1,115,000 earnings $2,533,000
Footsteps in the Dark (1941) – cost and earnings not available
Dive Bomber (1941) – cost $1,204,000, earnings $2,613,000
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) – cost $1,358,000, earnings $4,014,000
Desperate Journey (1942) – cost $1,209,000 earnings, $3,980,000
Gentleman Jim (1942) – cost $972,000 earnings, $3,842,000
Northern Pursuit (1943) – cost $1,290,000 earnings, $3,252,000
Edge of Darkness (1943) – cost $1,653,000 earnings, $3,669,000
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) – cost $1,560,000, earnings $3,621,000
Uncertain Glory (1944) – cost and earnings not available
Objective Burma (1945) – cost $1,592,000 earnings, $3,961,000
San Antonio (1945) – cost $2,232,000, earnings $5,899,000
Never Say Goodbye (1946) – cost $1,011,000, earnings $2,603,000
Cry Wolf (1947) – cost $1,461,000, earnings $2,690,000
(The Lady from Shanghai – uncredited cameo appearance)
Escape Me Never (1947) – cost $1,900,000, earnings $1,569,000
Silver River (1948) – cost $3,204,000, earnings $3,484,000
The Adventures of Don Juan (1948) – cost $3,408,000, earnings $4,772,000
Montana (1950) – cost $1,589,000, earnings $3,647,000
Rocky Mountain (1950) – earnings $2,000,000 (North America)
Maru Maru (1952) – cost and earnings not available
The Master of Ballantrae (1953) – earnings $2,000,000 (North America)
Too Much Too Soon (1958) – cost and earnings not available
— Tim
Love at first fight
20
Mar
Dear Flynnmates,
I want to share with you an (at least to me) unknown image of Laddie Errol and Lady Livvie.
Both visibly enjoy each others company, our Hollywood hero even gives it a two arrows up.
The pic must have been taken at the early stages of filming The Adventures of Robin Hood, since Flynn wears the knight outfit for the later on cancelled jousting tournament scene.
The idea originated from the grand opening in the original ROHO- movie: (163) Robin Hood (Klassiker von und mit Douglas Fairbanks [ABENTEUER 1922] Stummfilm, ganzer Film Deutsch) – YouTube
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Partners at LaMaze*
18
Mar
* The “cafe”/restaurant/nightclub, not the natural childbirth technique.
The partners were:
Errol and Lili
Dolores and Cedric
Marlene and Gilbert(?)
Howard and Frances
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March 18, 1936
Louella O. Parsons
Los Angeles Examiner
Errol Flynn, Lili Damita, Gilbert Roland, Marlene Dietrich, Dolores Del Rio and Cedric Gibbons at the Cafe LaMaze in a party; at a nearby table Howard Hughes and Frances Drake.*
* The actress, not the explorer.
— Tim
A Giant St. Patty’s Day Quiz
17
Mar
Errol was once a guest at a giant St. Patrick’s Day Party. Where was it and who was the host?
– It may have been the largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration ever thrown by a private person.
– Many dozens of Hollywood celebrities attended.
– The millionaire host wore sunglasses the day of the party, reportedly because he had a black eye he earned in a fistfight while greeting or preparing to greet celebrities.
— Tim
Ides of March, 1933 — Errol’s First Public Screening
15
Mar
March 15, 1933
Sydney Morning Herald
EXPEDITIONARY FILMS LTD. “BOUNTY” PICTURE LAUNCHED!!
To-day, at the Prince Edward Theatre, the film, “In the Wake of the Bounty,” which Mr. Charles Chauvel produced recently, with Tahiti and Pitcairn Islands as the principal backgrounds, will be given its first public screenings.
At the Australia Hotel yesterday, the directors of Expeditionary Films Ltd., under whose auspices Mr. Chauvel has made the film, entertained members of the Press and the motion picture Industry at luncheon.
Mr. S. Utz (Chairman of Expeditionary Films, Ltd.) presided. COL. M. P. Bruxner, who is a member of the company, outlined some of the difficulties which Mr. Chauvel had to face In making the film; difficulties of transport; difficulties of organisation; and, finally, difficulties of censorship. The members of the company, being amateurs in the film business, had been amazed, and then appalled, at the amount of obstinacy and pugnacity which had to be displayed, before a film finally reached its public.
Mr. C. Brunsdon Fletcher spoke of the essential soundness and solidarity of the British Empire, in a world where every other nation was reeling beneath the shock of disaster (the depression). After all, it was human character, as expressed in national outlook, which remained the predominating factor. The producers of this film had done something decisive and valuable to make their country known elsewhere.
Mr. Hec C. MacIntyre (Managing Director of Universal Films – Aust) said that his Company considered it was only doing Its duty in trying to establish Australian films abroad. The launching of the Australian product In England, was no easy matter, either. The English exhibitor was conservative. He preferred to concentrate on English and American productions. Some of the earlier Australian films had been extraordinarily difficult to market. In Mr. Chauvel’s picture, however, he was confident that he had something to appeal to the tastes of the whole world.
Mr. H. Saxton (Secretary of Expeditionary Films) also spoke.
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— Tim
Mail Bag! Philip Gostelow Photography!
14
Mar
From time to time we like to promo the works of members who support The Errol Flynn Blog over the years and today photographer Philip Gostelow reaches out to us about his new website gallery:
“As a photographer I had the great opportunity to photograph a number of celebrities while based in Tokyo in the 90s.“I’ve just launched a new web gallery on my web site offering for the first time limited edition prints. The first of these are portraits of Quentin Tarantino … please refer Facebook posting as following:Purchasing Instructions –“Would EFB be interested to post this offer, together with attached sample?”Philip
Thanks, Philip!
— David DeWitt
