A Slightly Imperfect Specimen

July 13, 1937

Harriet Parsons
Los Angeles Examiner

Errol Flynn off production for a couple of days because of a fractured rib acquired during a boxing workout over the weekend
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May 11, 1937

Elizabeth Yeaman
Hollywood Citizen News

Errol Flynn will lay aside his rapier and don boxing gloves for his next picture, The Perfect Specimen, for in this story he will portray a gent who is handy with his dukes. Furthermore, he is going modern in more ways than one. He is to have a smart-cracking leading lady in the person of Joan Blondell. Joan, however, should not be classified as a leading lady, but as a co-star. Incidentally, the Flynn physique can now be bared for the entertainment of feminine fans. The age of chivalry and its uniforms will be tossed out completely.

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Sparring for The Perfect Specimen

— Tim