Category Archives: Film Reviews

Most Exciting Costume Play of This or Any Other Era

The Adventures of Robin Hood; Released May 14, 1938 Quotes from Louella O. Parsons’ glowing review of The Adventures of Robin Hood The Adventures of Robin Hood is the most exciting costume play of this or any other era. Cunningly combining melodrama, romance, and colorful adventure, it romps along at Twentieth Century speed, making us forget we are seeing legendary… (more…)

Errolivia at the Lafayettes

Lafayette, Indiana – Four’s a Crowd Grand Opening “The cream and black tiles glistened and the neon sign spelled out its welcome—it was September 1, 1938 and the new Lafayette Theater, with its modern Art Deco design, was opening! The line stretched down the block as people waited to see Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland in “Fours A Crowd.” Over… (more…)

The Swashbuckling Life of Errol Flynn

“The Adventures of Errol Flynn,” premiered on TCM on April 5, 2005, encoring two weeks later on April 19. “Imbued with the same swashbuckling spirit as its subject matter, this Turner Classic Movies documentary qualifies as must-see TV for anyone weaned on the cinematic exploits of Errol Flynn, whose life on and off the screen makes for a great deal… (more…)

Gentleman Flynn

GENTLEMAN FLYNN THE FRONT ROW NEW YORKER MAGAZINE | 2011 Transcript of “Richard Brody on Raoul Walsh’s “Gentleman Jim” (See Video in red link above.) [Gentleman Jim’s manager, Billy Delaney/William Frawley] Hey, what’s the idea Choynski, where’s your boxing gloves? [Joe Choynski’s Manager] He lost ’em, that’s what he did, He lost ’em [Referee] Yeah, well he can’t fight with… (more…)

Signature Flynn

The New Yorker April 18, 2005 IN LIKE FLYNN No film star ever bettered Errol Flynn in tights, but he was the soul of insouciance even when he wore a cavalry uniform or bluejeans. That’s the revelation of “Errol Flynn: The Signature Collection” (Warner Home Video), which features the athletic, rakish star not just as an inspired Sir Francis Drake… (more…)

LOOK 🎯 Errol Kissing Olivia

LOOK Magazine – April 12, 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood OTHER CONTENTS – The Rockefeller Women, wives of the John D. Rockefeller clan, the former Blanchette Hooker, Mary Clark and Mary French. – Blind persons learn how to row at European school for the blind. – Confidentially column includes Francisca Gall, Yehudi Menuhin, Barbara Huckins, May McAvoy, Will H.… (more…)

The Virginia City Premier — March 16, 1940

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San Antonio in Bronxville

Some Sunday Morning in a Lustful, Brawling, Border Town — Tim

Errol Flynn at the Palace

January 24, 1957 Bosley Crowther New York Times THERE is something excessively familiar about Universal’s “Istanbul,” which came yesterday to the Palace, and it isn’t just Errol Flynn. Mr. Flynn, looking heavily enameled about the eyes and the jaws, is a clearly familiar figure out of the not too distant past, but the script of this color picture goes away… (more…)

Back In, Like Flynn

Australian Women’s Weekly Comeback for the Fabulous Flynn The Comeback Flynn Erromeo and Juliette — Tim

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