The Errol Flynn Blog

Dear Flynnstone,

in hindsight they had a lot of fun during filming.

“When Greer Garson flung her wardrobe open to change into a dress to accompany Soames to the art gallery, Errol Flynn jumped out of the wardrobe which caused her to scream and faint on.

Despite the infamous practical joke with the wardrobe, G. G. recalled that she and E. F. got along very well while making this film. During initial rehearsals, they discovered they had a lot in common. Flynn had started his career at the Northampton Repertory Theater, while Garson had started hers at the nearby Birmingham Repertory Theater. If Flynn muffed a line, Garson would quip, “Ha! One up for Birmingham, one down for Northampton!” If Garson muffed a line, Flynn would respond, “Ha! One up for Northampton, one down for Birmingham!” Also, when Garson had tea served on the set every day at 4 o’clock, Flynn would join her with his customary bottle of gin, but Garson insisted that he drink his gin out of a teacup.“ (IMDb)

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

Dear Flynnstones,

tea anyone?

Charge,

— shangheinz

Dear Flynnstones,

“Hello God” is one of two unflynnished movies in Errol`s filmography. Originally titled “Before you sleep tonight”, Flynn agreed to appear in it for half of the revenue and an additional $25.000.

The story of four young soldiers killed at the beach of Anzio during WWII was an ambitious project of actor turned producer and former flynnmate William Marshall. He envisioned a semi documentary of the allied invasion of Italy using real military footage.

Unfortunately our man Flynn got cold feet at the Tyrrhenian Sea, this being the one film he was allowed to do by Warner Bros. outside of his contract. Fearing the topic with its pacifistic message could demage his reputation as the ultimate leading man, he snatched the reels upon completion and only a montage of outtakes made it to the movie screen. A legal despute went on for years and the original film material now resides at Eastman Kodak company in NY.

Which is a shame since it would have sparked the career of one Sherry Jackson even sooner. The child actress who had tried out alongside Olivia de Havilland for a role in “The Snakepit”, was seven years old during shooting “Hello God” in 1949.

But she was not denied, starring in Michael Curtiz` “The Breaking Point” (the despotic director threatened to cut off her pigtails) in 1950 and with John Wayne in “Trouble Along the Way” in 1953. With a face that could easily have launched a thousand ships, “One Take-Sherry” went on to have a prolific career in movies and television.

By age 18 she had her star on Hollywood Boulevard and had already ditched Elvis as her boyfriend.

I wonder if Errol had given her a coin to give him a telephon call when she turned eighteen…

— shangheinz

Dear Flynnstones,

Enjoy,

— shangheinz