Dear The Errol Flynn Blog readers:
Please click on the link to read the November issue of The Rock-it magazine.
Cheers,
Pete
— David DeWitt
Haunts Below the Border – Live from the Day of the Dead
03
Nov
Some of Errol’s Old Mexican haunts, During the Day of the Dead, Dia de Muertos. He would have loved it! Tens of thousands of wonderfully costumed children during the day; even more adults during the evening, including thousands of beautiful and beautifully costumed senoritas.
Scenes of Caesar’s (where the salad was invented, and is still the best) Chiki Jai’s (an Ava Gardner and bullfighters’ favorite), Jai Lai, Revolution Boulevard, Zona Norte. Barrymore haunts, Aloha Club and The Long Bar, are recently closed, but still standing, as are many of the legendary Hollywood haunts. Tragically, most of Caliente is gone.
Starting with the legendary Hotel Caesar:
Revelers on Revolution Boulevard:
Tribute to the Dead in the Zona Norte
Outside the Caliente Casino
Head waiters at the Chiki Jai
Jai Lai and Chiki Jai:
Caesar’s Restaurant:
— Tim
Not much has been mentioned about Barry Mahon. Here he is on the left on a “scramble” call when he served in the 121st Eagle Squadron.
01
Nov
Link: http://www.acestory.elknet.pl/eagles/eagle1.htm
The squadrons participated in “Operation Jubilee,” the Dieppe Raid of 15 August 1942. Barry Mahon became the fourth Eagle Squadron ace, but was subsequently shot down. At Stalag Luft III, Mahon became “The Cooler King” and only failed to take part in “The Great Escape” because he had escaped earlier and been recaptured in Czechosolvakia, after walking 400 miles. Mahon served as Technical Advisor on the movie “The Great Escape,” and was the inspiration for the character played by Steve McQueen.
— Don Jan
Dive Bomber
31
Oct
Yes, I like this film and it should be restored on Blu Ray because it is an historic document of airplanes. Never seen a better film with mint condition planes like this. First time I saw it was several years ago and was amazed. The book “The Films Of Errol Flynn” is too hard on his films and should be re-released again I think with more detailed reviews, more photos and a bit less harsh review of this film.
I wanted to add this photo to the other post about Dive Bomber but this irritating site wanted my email and wanted to make sure I am not a robot. Yet I can post it here with no problem? Did what it said but no go so here I am.
— twinarchers
In should`ve been Flynn 3
30
Oct
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
the monumental “El Cid” was part of a package of proposed historheroes, when Errol extended his contract at Warners.
If you have 3 hours of spare time you can watch it here now: youtu.be/LtuvHew1zi4…
Ben heir of the role was Charlton Heston, who wears his armor well, but is not nearly as handsome as Flynn, and at that without grin.
Sophia Loren, the Monica Bellucci of her time, stars as loving leading lady and would have gotten her revenge on our Hollywood hero, who had turned her down 10 years earlier for a long running contract at his Flynn Enterprises brokered by Jack Cardiff, seeing absolutly no star or sex appeal in the unknown young actress!
The instant success of this widescreen extravaganza leaves the bittersweat taste of a juiced orange in the mouth of every Flynnthusiast, since it came shortly after Errol’s untimely death.
Moreover everybody who has ever been in on Flynn knows that he practically invented the device that keeps El Cid in the saddle for his last rites ride.
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
He sure was a man of observation when he said “I allow myself to be a colorful fragment in a drab world”!
28
Oct
— Don Jan
Deckhand for Errol
28
Oct
Who was Errol’s later-famous deckhand?
Met the Master of Mulholland in Mexico City
Deckhand for Him in Acapulco
Helped Inspire the Sydney Opera House
Knew Frank Lloyd Wright
Seaside Home in Malibu
Famous Architect
Surfer – Water Skier
“Movie Star Handsome”
Husband of Noted Hollywood Actress
Father of Noted Hollywood Actor
Sinbad
Farrelly Brothers
Rod Stewart
Marlon Brando
Jack Northrop
— Tim
Robert Wagner meets Errol Flynn
26
Oct
I have started reading Robert Wagner’s memoir “Pieces of My Heart” and came across a little anecdote. Robert Wagner was totally driven to get into the movies – as a teenager the girls he dated were daughters of movie stars and he made many friendships in those early days.
“One day I was hitchhiking on Sunset Boulevard when it started to rain. A car stopped for me. I hopped in, and when I turned to thank the driver my mouth stopped working. He looked just like Errol Flynn. Dear God it WAS Errol Flynn and I had just seen “Objective Burma”. I gulped and said “you’re Errol Flynn!”. ” Yes I am” he said and the nearness of Errol Flynn was so staggering that that perfectly innocuous exchange is all I can remember of the entire ride.”
Well I can understand that.
He also was a good friend to Roddy McDowall – who apparently purchased many items from Errol’s estate in later years. There is a photo in the book showing a test shot for Lord Vanity in which he was supposed to star with Errol, Clifton Webb and Joan Collins. I guess I better read the rest of the book.
— Maria
Mailbag! New Novel with A Robin Hood Twist!
26
Oct
Thanks to author James Bradford Taylor for the news about his novel which has one of my favorite kinds of themes: time travel, finding yourself transported back to a much earlier era which leads to all sorts of complications, drama, comedy and action …
Click the image to check out the free Preview on Amazon.com…
I’m told by the Author that this is a Robin Hood story, not an Errol Flynn story but “his presence is felt in a most unusual but satisfying way,” and the review on Amazon highly praises the writing. In part, it reads:
“I recommend this for all lovers of swashbuckling fiction, the action scenes are very well done but there is just as much romance of both the conventional and screw-ball variety. But like a Raphael Sabatini novel the adventure here is unleavened by any dismissal of the real consequences of violence. There are some very sobering scenes of things ‘going medieval’ that keep the mood from getting too giddy. In fact the most impressive effect Taylor brings off several times in the book is the deft key changes, in mood, atmosphere and attitude. There is certainly as much tragedy as triumph in this tale of 1215 and I found my elation was matched by sadness for the stories of these well-drawn characters.”
We tip our hat to Brad Taylor, and thank him again for letting us know about his book. Taylor is a longtime fan of Errol Flynn, and his films, particularly The Adventures of Robin Hood which inspires this book. 525 Kindle pages. Published June 25, 2015. You don’t have to own a Kindle device to read this book. The Kindle app is free for several kinds of devices, and computer operating systems.
— David DeWitt
