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Mail Bag! Who is who with Tiger Lil?

01 Oct

Ada here,

I am sending along the first of two pix of, I assume, one of your favorites, Lily Damita.

This one, I am not positive about.  I believe it was  taken by Errol during a trip to Catalina Island approx July 7th, 1938, during the holiday week when Errol was off.  I can identify no one except Lily. Do you have any info on this shot?


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I’ll toss it out to the world, Ada! Very nice, rare candid …

— David DeWitt

 

Be-Bop-a-Quiz-Bop

30 Sep

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— Tim

 

Looking for Mr. Redfern

30 Sep

Whatever happened to Errol’s search for Paul Redfern?

Is it a riddle wrapped in a mystery?

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gardenandgun.com…

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— Tim

 

Around the World on Zaca

27 Sep

Chasing the Sun …. for 354 Days and more than 27,000 Miles

Before there was Flynn
There was Crocker
Both sailed the world on The Zaca

Here is a first class magazine article on Zaca’s first class circumnavigation of the world in 1931:

Read the rest of this entry »

— Tim

 

Mail Bag! Lili Damita & Friend!

19 Sep

Our esteemed friend and Flynnophile Karl Holmberg sends us this from t the wilds of the Internet:

Polly want a … Parrot?

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From the Samuel Goldwyn production “The Rescue” … 1929, directed by Herbert Brenon. Stars Ronald Coleman and Lily Damita in her first American film. Santa Cruz Island.

Special Thanks, Karl!

 

— David DeWitt

 

In should`ve been Flynn 10

19 Sep

Dear fellow Flynn fans,

here is another monumental movie that Errol didn`t get his armour on for.

Based loosely on the novel “The Talisman” by Sir Walter Scott, Warner Bros. clearly wanted to jump on the Ivanhoe bandwagon with this vehicle. The tableround was decked, but Flynn was kept in check. He played “The dark Avenger” in England instead and narrowly missed appearing in one of “The fifty worst films of all time”: en.wikipedia.org…

His probaly was the role of Sir Kenneth of Huntington, a noble scotsman, siding with King Richard the Lionheart in the 3rd Crusade against the Saracens. The chivalric love interest would`ve been Virginia Mayo, while the musical score was composed by flynntimate Max Steiner and errolpal Otto (von) Reichow makes an uncredited appearance as Austrian soldier.

Brush up your Germlish, Laddies and Gentlewomen, for here it is in its entire cinemascopic splendor:

www.dailymotion.com…

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 

Greenacres was the Place to Be

16 Sep

For Errol and a Rogue’s Gallery

www.finebooksmagazine.com…

Up for Auction, but Time’s Running Out

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vimeo.com…

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— Tim

 

More Manly Media

10 Sep

What a Wonderful World for Young Errol Flynn.

Thanks again Donna!

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youtu.be/6D4O9J_dJPQ…

— Tim

 

What a Dame!

06 Sep

Dame Gillian Lynne:

Still going strong with “Sensuality, Sensitivity and Sexuality”

m.heraldscotland.com…

Lynne

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— Tim

 

Mailbag! Sadakichi Hartman Remembered!

31 Aug

Thanks Bob Peckinpaugh!

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— David DeWitt