Monthly Archives: April 2019

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The Secret is Out – Bond 25

www.jamaicaobserver.com…… “Port Antonio has had a long and rich history of being the home of some of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities and is always a first-choice destination for movie producers. The great Hollywood legend, Errol Flynn, and his actress wife, Patrice Wymore-Flynn, lived in the resort town for most of their adult lives, bringing along many of their movie star friends… (more…)

Quite a Turn of Fortune

April 27, 1938 Harrison Carroll Evening Herald Express As this is written Flynn is still a holdout on returning to the studio. Warners wanted him badly for Sister Act, but Errol was delayed two and a half weeks in getting away from Miami and, so far, he is refusing to give up his vacation. Quite a turn of fortume for… (more…)

For His Own Good

— Tim

CHEERIO II SAILS AGAIN

Follow Errol’s 88-years-old wooden yawl race from Newport to Ensenada! yb.tl/N2E2019#… Racing starts at 11 a.m. Friday (tomorrow) near the Balboa Pier. Here’s Errol in 1937 at the helm of Cheerio II, which he briefly called The Bachelor. *** A couple of seasoned sea travelers will slice through the Pacific Ocean from Newport Beach to Baja California on Friday (tomorrow)… (more…)

Swashbuckling Before CGI

Extracted and adapted from Swordplay & Swashbucklers: Hollywood Ships & Shores in Miniature Before the advent of CGI, many swashbuckler films used models of ship and shore, along with full-size ships built on sound stages, to both recreate environments no longer available and also to save money. To some degree the early miniatures may seem quaint today, as compared to… (more…)

In Like Lynn — In for Flynn

April 26, 1938 Elizabeth Yeaman Hollywood Citizen News Warners are remaining absolutely mum on the subject of Errol Flynn, whose picture, Robin Hood, was enthusiastically greeted at a preview last night. Flynn, so far as known, is still aboard his yacht in waters off the Bahama Islands. Frank Heacock, a member of the publicity department who is with Flynn, has… (more…)

Not Just Any Port — “Dodge City of the Caribbean”

April 12, 1938 Jimmy Starr Evening Herald Express In the year of 1692 the quiet little village of Port Royal, Jamaica, was startled by a loud rumble, followed by a violent earthquake that slid the entire town into the ocean. On days when the water is clear, sightseerers hire a small boat to visit the site of the tragedy and… (more…)

Dozens of Dirty Rumors

April 23, 1938 Louella O. Parsons Los Angeles Examiner Dozens of dizzy rumors floating about Warners efforts to get Errol back in town in a hurry for Because of a Man. One yarn is that Errol is quite ill and unable to return and another is that Warners are unable to contact him because his boat has no wireless. However,… (more…)

Patrice Or Anna?

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