Errol and Princess Ghika selecting his wardrobe for Rocky Mountain. Her expression says: Did you see that actress Pat Wymore looking at you?
— David DeWitt
A Puppy in Paris
02
Aug
August 3, 1935
Harrison Carroll
Evening Herald Express
It seems strange enough to be recorded here.
Ten years ago director Michael Curtiz was looking for a particular type of girl for a picture, Puppies in Paris. His luck was poor until chance carried him to a performance of the “Follies Bergere.” In one of the specialty dancers, a girl glamorous and young, he saw the ideal type for the role. So he hired her — and that is how Lili Damita got her start in pictures.
Today, in the Warners Brothers film, Captain Blood, Curtis is preparing to give another untried player, Errol Flynn, his first big chance at film fame. Flynn is married to Lili Damita.
And some people don’t believe in coincidence.
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Lili in Poupee De Paris aka Red Heels aka …
— Tim
Mail Bag! King & Queen Meet the Stars!
31
Jul
Hello David,
Here’s another video with my favorite actor…
Thanks to: Carol Kramer
— David DeWitt
Errol Flynn’s Contract for Robin Hood!
31
Jul
He was paid $50,000 … equal to about $890, 000 dollars in 2018 dollars!
— David DeWitt
Mail Bag! John Decker Death Certificate!
30
Jul
Special thanks to Robert Peckinpaugh for this rare item!
— David DeWitt
Yachts race 17 mile course during McNish Classic
29
Jul
Saw this item on Google www.keyt.com… and it says that the yacht “Cheerio” once belonged to Errol.
Can any one confirm this and if so what name did it have under Errold ownership?
— tassie devil
Mail Bag! Something for You to See! Errol Flynn Tribute!
28
Jul
I am having the best time wandering around your Errol Flynn Blog.
Came across this Flynn Tribute video. WOW! Take a look
Thanks, Carol Kramer …
Thank you, Carol!
— David DeWitt
Cagney and Flynn Go Long
26
Jul
Jimmy and Errol during the filming of Frisco Kid and Captain Blood. No hug or smile for hubby, though!
July 25, 1935
A Little from Lots
by Ralph Wilks
Photography on two Warner special productions, Frisco Kid, starring James Cagney, and Captain Blood, co-starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, starts next Monda at the Burbank studios under the direction of Lloyd Bacon and Michael Curtiz, respectively.
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Look for Lili in the poker scene ~ 0:47 – 1:00, and in the “star-in-every-role” end credits:
— Tim
Mail Bag! Olivia deHavilland PRINCESS O’ROURKE!
25
Jul
From Karl Holmberg:
“Generally considered the film that caused Olivia de Havilland to sue Warner Brothers over contract rights. She won the lawsuit, resulting in California Labor Code Section 2855, informally known as the “De Havilland Law”.”
Gotta wonder if “Chas” (an Oscar winner for that year!) didn’t also help that along a little…
(According to Piper Laurie in her memoirs (Learning To Love Out Loud), Charles Coburn loved pinching women’s bottoms. It was for him like a tic. Every female under one hundred and five had to move fast around.)
PRINCESS O’ROURKE, Olivia de Havilland, 1943
— David DeWitt
