Dear Flynnstones,
watch San Francisco star attorney Melvin Belli defend Beverly Aadland’s interests after Errol Flynn‘s untimely death.
They basically state the late actor’s testament should read: last will to last wife.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Archive for the ‘Flynn-related’ Category
Going Loco
27
Jul
Dear Flynnstones,
in the 1950s Errol & Amigos apparently acquired the Hotel Los Flamingos in Acapulco.
Known as the Hollywood Gang, John Wayne, Fred McMurray and Red Skelton, to name a few, partied hard at their hideaway south of the border.
Liz Taylor and Clark Gable came to visit.
In order to get a little sleep now and then, co-patron Johnny Weissmuller built his villa, the Casa Tarzan very nearby.
Rooms are still for rent.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Duke & Baron
18
Jul
Deal Flynnstones,
the western vehicle “Carson City“ was to hit cinemas in 1953 starring Errol Flynn and John Wayne.
But the Wayne filmed Hondo instead and Errol made and did not make William Tell.
The CC gig went to Cary Grant‘s favorite player Randolph Scott and his eerie opponent from “Arsenic and Old Lace“, Raymond Massey.
From looking at the obligatory western saloon bar brawl scene, the Duke and the Baron may have dodged a bullet: m.youtube.com…
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Again All Flags
27
Jun
Dear Flynnstones,
did you know Errol‘s “Against All Flags“ was remade into “The King‘s Pirate“ fairly close to the original story, even using stock footage from its frontgunner?
It boasts the great cast of Shiloh rancher Doug McClure and Kissinger & Korshak‘s mutual favorite actress Jill St. John.
If so-
Bravo,
— shangheinz
The Pirate’s Daughter
02
Apr
Recently I stumbled upon a book that mentioned Errol. The story looked interesting, so I bought the book. It was published in 2007 and maybe some of you heard of it.
In 1946 Errol arrives on Jamaica with his yacht Zaca. Ida Joseph meets him and falls in love. It takes 3 years before she becomes his lover. When she finds out that she carries Errol”s child, she expects him to divorce his wife and marry her. But life is not as simple as that.
Both Ida and Errol fight their own demons. Their daughter May also has her own problems. This story is not so much about Errol but it is a nice read. I really like it.
Margaret Cezair-Thompson got her inspiration when she heard stories of Errol living on the island. It is (ofcourse) fictional, but we see Errol as he lived there. Patrice, Lily and Beverly all appear or are mentioned, but they have fictional names.
It is interesting to read how Errol’s life could have been on the island. The main story is about Ida and May and how they deal with their lives.
You can find the book on Amazon and bookstores. I bought it through my local bookstore in the Netherlands, so I think it can be ordered easily from the USA or other countries. I haven’t finished it yet, but it’s nice to read about the man behind the moviestar. Even if it is fictional.
— Debbyphielix
Tell Finally Told
14
Feb
Dear Flynnstones,
wasn`t it only a matter of time until Errol Flynn`s ill fated William Tell adaptation would be remade?
Now 72 years later the Friedrich Schiller epos about a devout Swiss father battling a tyrannic Austrian army, fittingly once titled “Robin Hood of the Alps” by this blogs very own Ralph, will finally see the light of the big screen.
Director Nick Hamm has his finger on the crossbow trigger.
Here is a first bite of the apple: WILLIAM TELL | OFFICIAL TRAILER | IN CINEMAS NOW | Altitude Films
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Rhett Blood
16
Oct
Dear Flynnstones,
whenever I see these two cinematic giants engage in conversation, I imagine Captain Blood pitching his idea to Rhett Butler of doing a movie together. As Errol stated he had planned a film, correct me if I am wrong, called “Two Brothers“. To which that formidable Gable guy replied: “Nah, you‘re making me look too old.“
Another of Flynn‘s projects, that didn’t see the projection light, was his „Three Amigos“-script, very probably depicting the antics of him alongside Freddie McEvoy and Teddy Stauffer, south of the Mexican Border. Some highlights were filed by the FBI, some glints revealed by the respective biographies of Stauffer and Linda Christian. All of them would have made for tantalizing titillating Tinseltown talk.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Sophia not-to-be-a
22
Sep
Dear Flynnstones,
happy 90th birthday to Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone, also known as Signoria Sophia Loren. To her fellow italians she either is “La Loren“ or “Sophia Nazionale“, being the national treasure she is.
Errol known to make a pass at any female beauty, sursprisingly passed on her, when director Jack Cardiff suggested her for the lead in their ill fated Will Tell tale.
“My casting director, Michael Washensky, had mentioned an attractive girl called Lazzaro, who worked as an extra but desperately wanted the sucurity of a contract. She was eighteen, tall and lanky, and her shyness was accentuated by her scanty knowledge of English. But it was her eyes that interested me. Large, luminous and slanted slightly upwards, they were tender brown, witha subtle topaz glint. Eyes that would be difficult for any man to forget. Her nose was long and her lips were large and sensous. She had a voluptous grace that reminded me of a Parmigianino madonna. She was definitely star material, and I decided to make a screen test. I dressed her in a black silk outfit, and she looked terrific. Errol returned from his trip to Germany and saw the test. I noticed he was a little more drunk as usual. The test was excellent; the girl had kind of Rita Hayworth glamour, and I had shot extra large close-ups to show those unforgettable eyes. I naturally expected Errol to be enthusiastic but, to my astonishment, he was not impressed: ‘Sorry, I can see nothing in this girl… nothing at all.’
The part of Anna Walden went to italien actress Antonella Lualdi, not to Miss Extravaganza of 1950.
Sophia not-to-be Anna came as close to filming with Flynn when she did El Cid with Charlton Heston, a movie vehicle considered for Errol Flynn in the 50s.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Doppelgängerin
01
Aug
Dear Flynnstones,
I wonder if the sequel to the prequel is a postel…?
Anyways, as a sequel to yesterday‘s post www.theerrolflynnblog.com…, I couldn‘t help but notice the similarity of Jean Harlow and Errol‘s one time charm Shirley Hassau. Also in type she is a dead ringer for the untimely demised blond bombshell, wife of the unlikely suicided producer Paul Bern. She would have made for a fine asset in the stable of Thompson Productions, at a time when Flynn‘s best man and pest pal Freddie McEvoy gave his occupation as manager for TP on various visas around the globe. Probably searching high and low, over and under for new talent with starry faces. One time they were even pitching the media a Miss Forsyte. But that is a story for another day.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Tile Driver
11
Jun
Dear Flynnstones,
some say love is in the air, but I say Flynn is all around.
An Errolyte is never safe, ey? While watching the Scorsese classic Taxi Driver, you can witness how an “original tile of Errol Flynn‘s bathroom“ is peddled to DeNiro by his pals.
This may have given an idea to some of our blog members here. I think there were one or two flynnmates who secured a piece of ceramics from his pool at Mulholland, of even from his estate in Jamaica.
Since I can‘t remember who, will the real shard shady please stand up?
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
