— Topper
Captain Blood Magazine Coverage Rolls into 1936!
14
Mar
A few more pages covering Flynn’s first motion picture debut in the U.S. Even Olivia, a newcomer, gets full coverage.
— Topper
Errol Flynn in the Early Days!
03
Mar
Taking a break from the book articles, I thought I would present some seldom seen magazine clips of Flynn during the days of Captain Blood.
(You gotta love Olivia in her pirate outfit,…never in the film of course)
Enjoy!
— Topper
Mail Bag! Brian Twist’s Classic Film Posters and Movie Art!
26
Feb
Brian Twist is one of the old hands in all things Errol Flynn! He writes today that he has launched a (terrific looking) new website of classic film posters and movie art and I want to share it with everybody!
He also has a new Facebook page: MOVIE SCENE …
Check out MOVIE SCENE on Facebook, too.
Thanks, Bri!
— David DeWitt
Virginia City World Premier March 15, 1940!
24
Feb
During the filming of THE SEA HAWK, which began on February 1st, Warner Bros. decides to take a break from production and present the premiere of VIRGINIA CITY in Nevada. A 17-car train with the film’s cast, along with reporters and guests leaves Burbank, Cal. about noon on March 15th. The affair is an outstanding success through the 17th. Then it is back to wok on THE SEA HAWK on Monday morning of the 18th.
— Topper
A Pair of 1940 Portraits of Errol Flynn!
17
Feb
These two color photos are from a portrait shoot for Warner Bros. by famed still photographer George Hurrell. The shoot was about January 24th to 27th 1940. Both were part of a large series of pictures that would be released starting with EF-334 through to EF-363.
The first one was released as a French-Canadian magazine cover for Le Samedi (The Saturday), on November 23, 1940.
The second one was featured later on as a full page spread in the U.S. magazine, Screenland, August, 1943 issue (and later still in Errol Flynn, Movie Star).
Enjoy!
— Topper
The Story of William Tell (plus) September 2, 1953, to End of Year!
10
Feb
Part 4 finale:
Flynn’s troubles with producing his film about William Tell continue. An Italian court and local police are now involved for non-payment of a large variety of bills. Flynn then begins his quest to find investors to complete the picture.
Errol’s most positive highlight of this year is the birth of his daughter.
He will continue for years to come to find a way to get his William
Tell story produced …but to no avail.
All that is left is approximately 25+ minutes of Cinemascope color film, with no sound, in storage in film cans in Boston, Mass.
“It would have been a great film,” commented actor Roddy McDowall after viewing the tranche of the picture.
— Topper
Bartender Who Last Served Errol Flynn is Dead at 94!
05
Feb
Suzy W sends us an interesting Mail Bag item she found at croatiaweek.com… …
Excerpt:
“His first language was Croatian. Conceived in Croatia and born in Canada, he would visit the lands of Croatia for the first time in 1969 after the death of his parents.
“He grew up in Vancouver’s east end where his mother ran a boarding house. His father was an itinerant miner and was often away from home working at mines across Canada and the USA.
“The depression years of the 1930’s and then the war years of the 1940’s was hardscrabble for the family who often found refuge at the movies. They loved action/adventure and swashbuckler movies. Steve’s favorite actors were Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Errol Flynn.
“[Steve] Cvitkovich worked many jobs during his life including commercial fisherman, dockworker, grain worker and limousine driver. But it was his work as a bartender that was the through line of his career.”
Thanks, Suzy!
— David DeWitt
Story of William Tell Continues from Early July 1953 to September 1st!
04
Feb
Part 3
Filming continues and construction of the village nears completion,
but the financing is becoming more of a problem everyday with the
Italian investors. Things are looking bleak…
(to be continued)
— Topper
