The horror of war is the reason of peace …
— Tim
Rare Errol Flynn Audio Recordings, plus Special Bonus!
09
Nov
Today, I am adding a special offer to The Errol Flynn Blog! It is a fun way to enjoy 22 rare Errol Flynn audio recordings, plus a special “Surprise” bonus item. (A digital copy of 36 vintage newspaper articles from a privately collected series of Flynn articles published overseas almost 60 years ago … )
I have created a Menu to use to navigate the pages, and included individual audio players to listen to the shows and rare audio recordings. There is also an audio descriptions page. There are so many more Errol Flynn fans now than ever before on social media that might not have access to these recordings, so here is a fun way to collect and enjoy them on your desktop computers! Take a look … Click on the image!
— David DeWitt
“A Pretentious Film”
09
Nov
November 9, 1935
EVENING HERALD EXPRESS
THE YOUNG MAN ABOUT HOLLYWOOD
New Casting Experiment Puts Unknown Newcomers in Featured Lead Roles
At Warners, Capt. Blood, a pretentious film, is in work with an
‘unknown’cast. Errol Flynn has the lead. Ever hear of him?
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— Tim
You May Have Noticed?
08
Nov
You may have noticed the NOT SECURE warning that appears in Chrome browsers in the address line of our blog? That only means that the security certificate of the site is slightly less secure (http:// … versus https:// …) and Chrome is letting us know this basically useless fact. I am told by our host PressHarbor (the wonderful John Kagan) that our blog will be moved up the list to transfer to our new home, and a free Security Certificate will be provided to us that will eliminate the Not Secure warning …
Thanks, John!
— David DeWitt
Movie (Star) Date
08
Nov
November 8, 1935
HOLLYWOOD CITIZEN NEWS
CINEMANIA
By Edward Martin
“Around the Village:
Lili Damita and Errol Flynn taking in the show at Warner Brothers Hollywood.”
Movie unknown, but, as depicted below, Case of the Curious Bride played there April of 1935, and John Barrymore’s Don Juan almost a decade earlier.
A once-grand movie palace. It’s glamor has only slightly faded.”
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— Tim
Vote Today!
06
Nov
Who is the greatest action-adventure movie star of all time?
What Hollywood superstar from the 1930s and 1940s who has never been honored by the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences, most deserves to be?
— Tim
Classic Film Blunders: Pulling Plugs & Slipping Disks
05
Nov
FANS DUMBSTRUCK OVER FILMSTRUCK
“RIP FilmStruck, one of classic cinema’s last refuges in the streaming era”
“The beloved destination for foreign films, art-house discoveries, and movies from Hollywood’s Golden Age is shutting down.”
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“On the news that FilmStruck has been struck down, fans — including Hollywood directors Barry Jenkins, Guillermo del Toro and Rian Johnson — vented their shock, sadness and anger on social media.”
“FilmStruck will cease operations on Nov. 29 after two years in operation, Turner and Warner Bros. Digital Networks announced Friday.”
“The service hosted hundreds of classic, arthouse, indie and foreign films.”
“On Friday, the FilmStruck site posted this message: “We regret to inform you that FilmStruck will be shutting down. Our last day of service will be November 29, 2018, and we are currently no longer enrolling new subscribers. All current FilmStruck subscribers will receive an email with details about your account and the refund process as applicable.”
“The question that now remains hovering in the air is where are the film connoisseurs and the film fans of the future going to encounter the classics of yester-year, the films which still routinely inspire today’s directors.”
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— Tim
Oceans Apart . . . – – – . . . 80 Years Ago This Week
03
Nov
November 3, 1938
Louella O. Parson
Los Angeles Examiner
“Errol Flynn has promised to be home November 11 from his Honolulu holiday.”
. . . – – – . . .
November 4, 1938
Harrison Carroll
Evening Herald Express
Yesterday’s late editions carried a one-paragraph story from London that will lift eyebrows in Hollywood. It quoted Lili Damita as follows:
“I’ve retired from film work forever. I’m going to settle down and be a wife and a mother.”
Only one thing that would have tilted the eyebrows higher—if Errol Flynn had said: “I’m going to settle down and be a husband and father.”
— Tim
WU MING from 2006! Flynn & Erben, The Chicago Review
03
Nov
Mail Bag! Thanks to Jan van der Vliet …
The Chicago Review, 2006
— David DeWitt
