The Errol Flynn Blog

I’ll start with the second question, Tim, although both are almost equally difficult to answer.

In my humble opinion the three that should be regarded his greatest are:
The Adventures of Robin Hood (simply because it’s a masterpiece in every regard – cast, music, costumes, just everything)
Gentleman Jim (it’s exciting, funny, and touching at the same time)
The Dawn Patrol (superb acting on Flynn’s part, a great cast, and a touching story – one that everybody should know who thinks war is a good thing).

Now for my ten favorite Flynn movies, it’s impossible to make a list according to my preferences because they change quite often (guess I’m entitled to that as a woman). In addition to the three movies I mentioned above, I guess I’d pick the following:

Captain Blood (it’s so easy to see why he became a star with this one – his youthful energy and charm is just overwhelming)
The Perfect Specimen (he sure had a talent for comedy)
The Sea Hawk (prototype of a swashbuckler)
Virginia City (not just because parts of it were filmed around Sedona, one of my favorite vacation areas)
They died with their boots on (another great performance by Flynn, and probably the most touching scene he ever filmed with Olivia)
Uncertain Glory (more great acting in an unusual role)
Adventures of Don Juan (I just love his tongue-in-cheek performance)

I guess I could easily add ten more – picking only ten is really difficult, Tim!