Dear Flynnstones,
yes we shall! www.theerrolflynnblog.com…
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Archive for the ‘Shangheinz Shanties’ Category
Shan‘t We?
22
Oct
Welcome to The Lamarr
21
Oct
Dear Flynnstones,
Anthony Loder, the son of Hedy Lamarr, revealed during his recent stay in Vienna that in 2024 the new KaDeWe-department store will open here and bear Hedy‘s Hollywood stage name.
It will also host a café highlighting her career and a rooftop garden in her honor. The whole estate will be prominently on display on all levels of the building.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
The Hill Flynn Climbed
20
Oct
Dear Flynnstones,
there are recurring themes in staging Errol like for example him addressing his merry men from higher ground be it hill, ship bridge or else.
Any other ongoing things that come to mind?
What’s your favorite “Ah, here we go again“- moment in a Flynn film??
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
From Aussie to Actor
14
Oct
Dear Flynnstones,
when the Australian photo model George Lazenby got the call up to follow Sean Connery as 007, he expressed an interesting take on acting in an early interview.
“What about your Australian accent- do you think there‘ll be any problems as far as international filmgoers are concerned?“
“No, I don‘t think so. I saw a film recently with Errol Flynn, and he still had traces of an Australian accent, and he was accepted. I think if you do what you feel and be natural, people accept you as a person. If you try and be an actor, which I am not trying to be, they may not accept me, because I am not an actor, if you know what I mean…“
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Let‘s Get Ready to Mocambo
08
Oct
Dear Flynnstones,
the Mocambo tops the list of nightclub brawls during the era of Errol.
But Flynn fisticuffs involved only an open hand, an egg and a no show by our Hollywood hero: jhgraham.com…
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Dancing Cheek to Cheek
06
Oct
Dear Flynnstones,
before the slap there was the bump.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Glamour of Garmisch
02
Oct
Dear Flynnstones,
Errol visited the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in April of 1953 tongueincheekishly claiming to be looking for a yodeling teacher for his next movie „William Tell“. He was accompanied by his new wing man, the former RAF pilot Barry Mahon and Nato De Angelis, a small part time Italian film producer.
At night they all went to the open air nightclub, the legendary Casa Carioca. Built by the AFRC (American Forces Recreation Center), it opened in March of 1946 and boasted a Mauritanean architecture centered around a year round open ice rink, where nightly revues with up to 40 performers on skates took place.
Once the skaters were done with their show, a tractor pulled in a wooden dancefloor putting it on top of the ice.
Lobster tails, steaks and hamburgers were on the menu, initially for Americans only. But not because the American army held a grudge against Germans, but because German customs shut out their locals from this tax free heaven. The staff from local stock rapidly found their way around to good food and drinks nonetheless. The waiters were instructed to pour the left over cocktails in a bucket attached to a long tube which collected the high octane alcoholics on the other side. The Long Island Iced Tea may have originated right there and then.
Unfortunately the venue burned down to the ground for reasons unknown on November 5 of 1970 and was restructured into a bowling alley and a movie theatre complex.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
São Paolo Summit
01
Oct
Dear Flynnstones,
when two barflies with bowties met in Brazil, they surely had a swell time.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
