Errol Flynn filming for Television 1957…
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Errol Flynn On Screen, Stage & Cartoons?
27
Jun
During Flynn’s career at Warner Brothers he probably appeared in every type of feature, featurette and short subject possible. But little is mentioned of his career in cartoons. Here are three of them where references, or more, are made about Errol.
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Errol Flynn Covers the World!
20
Jun
Just taking a break from the countless magazine covers Flynn did in the U.S., so
here is a miniature collection of a foreign few from 1951.
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Errol in the Dawn Patrol Makeup Chair!
12
Jun
Errol is busy in the middle of the month of August, 1938, working on Dawn Patrol. These pics show how the make-up was applied, the old-fashioned way without any special equipment or applicators. Just blow it on. It came out just right.
A couple of related candid shots about a real war hero and the planes they used during the making of the picture.
Errol also received good news about a pay raise!
— Topper
Portraits, Portraits, Portraits! Errol Flynn at Warner Bros!
06
Jun
The most portraits officially taken of Errol Flynn were during his time with Warmer Bros., of course, also known as glamour shots. These are pictures specifically shot just of Flynn. No other persons, no movie stills, no candids or special events. These were marked with E.F. and a number (e.g. E.F.308).
His career in the U.S. photo studios began with E.F.1 at WB in late November/early December of 1934, shot by Scotty Welbourne, and ended with E.F.608 at WB on December 17, 1957.
Here is a sample of a WB shoot from Dec.20-23, 1938 by photographer, Bert Longworth.
Enjoy,
Topper
— Topper
Errol Flynn’s Cruise of the Zaca & Deep Sea Fishing!
30
May
When Flynn took his expedition cruise down the Mexico coast in August of 1946, there were two short subjects made through Warner Bros. that were released years later after all the legalities about the films were resolved.
The Cruise of the Zaca premiered on November 26, 1952 at the Embassytheatres in New York City and continued around the country for months.
The other film, Deep Sea Fishing, was also scheduled for theatrical release about the same time.
But that never happened. The film was released earlier, only on television, on June 8, 1952. I have also included the newspaper clipping of the premiere.
Have fun …
— Topper
Faces in the Crowd! Dodge City!
25
May
I was happy to use a similar photo of the crowd at the Albuquerque station on March 31, 1939 in my book. When was the last time you saw an old-fashioned perimeter directory used to ID the
folks? Click on images!
Have fun,
Topper
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More Wicked, Wicked Ways Paperback Covers!
04
Jul
The Dead Ringer article was fun.
Here are a few more examples of his book from different years and places.
Just for fun,
Ada
Enjoy your 4th!
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— Topper
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle! First Appearance!
30
Aug
All Flynn followers are familiar with the brief appearance of Errol and Lily in Pirate Party on Catalina Island, but there was always a little confusion about when this quiet little short subject appeared. To help quell any more questions, here is a clip from the Los Angeles Times newspaper of Feb. 12, 1936, page 11.
It premiered with the Charlie Chaplin film Modern Times.
Enjoy,
— Topper
A Premier Date! The Sea Hawk!
04
Oct
I am sure many of us use several sources to confirm the movie premiere dates for Flynn’s films. One of the largest, and generally reliable, is is IMDb. But it is always good to double check.
As an example I checked the date for The Sea Hawk with IMDb and it is listed as July 1, 1940 with a second listing of August 10 in New York City. Wellll, that’s not quite right.
After filming was completed on April 19, 1940 there was no release date set. On July 4th there was a special sneak preview of the film in Pomona, Cal. and still no release date set. On July 17 there is an all day preview of the film at Warner’s Hollywood theatre with guests anD reporters and a tentative premiere date was announced to be the Labor day wekend, but not printed. Read the rest of this entry »
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