How did Errol measure up?
Alice Marble & Jack Dempsey!! No problema, their creds & quals to judge are untouchable. But Walter Winchell?!!
— Tim
Who, What & Who?
04
Aug
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Errol once (or more) stayed at the quaint little cottage depicted below. One of his fellow WB actors famously lived in the place. They were in a really good movie together once.
Who was it? What’s the name of his home? And who was the leading lady in the film?
CLUE: Today’s date is a big clue.
P.S. For 5 or 6 hundred pounds a night you too can stay there!
— Tim
When the Queen of the Headhunters Met the King of the Swashbucklers
04
Aug
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There’s a new biography about Sylvia Brett Brooke, the notoriously legendary, Queen Consort of the last White Rajah of Sarawak. Entitled “Best Exotic Kingdom”, it includes an account of the evening the “Ranee” “spurned” Errol’s proposal that he play “The White Rajah”. Meeting Errol, Lili & their pet Persian cat left a lasting impression on Queen Sylvia, one she herself described:
Though The White Rajah was never made, Warner Brothers did creatively use the title in Boy Meets Girl, starring James Cagney & Pat O’Brien, with a young Ronald Reagan “premiering” The White Rajah.
— Tim
Last Rites for Barrymore
02
Aug
A body of evidence from Walsh & Flynn says yes. Others say no. Enquiring minds want to know. Where was John B’s Last Stand, or Sit?
DID ERROL FLYNN STEAL JOHN BARRYMORE’s CORPSE FROM THE MORGUE?!
— Tim
Niven Rates Wicked Ways Best Autobiography
01
Aug
No, not that Niven! Jennifer Niven – the 22nd Great-Grandaughter of Geoffrey Chaucer! … No known relation to Niv, but, like David, a big admirer of Flynn. Wants to dance with him at the Troc, and take his Wicked Ways to a desert island.
— Tim
ANOTHER FLYNN & SON DOUBLE FEATURE (OR IN PRAISE OF “THE BIG BOODLE” with a nod to “Mission to Venice”)
31
Jul
Dad in 1956’s Cuba and son in 1963’s Venice. Both with icy blondes and winning the good fight.
Both films made on location.
Errol ends a counterfeiting scam and Sean helps thwart the plans of some spies! Both win the girl! (Rosanna Rory for Errol and Karin Baal for Sean.)
“The Big Boodle” is one of Errol’s later films, but his presence and charisma are undeniable! (Released in the USA in the early part of 1957.)
In “Mission to Venice”, Sean is good in the action scenes and the film is a good document of its time. (Sean is dubbed in this one , but the dubbing on this film is good. It was sold directly to television syndication in the USA; released theatrically in Europe in 1964, a French, Italian,West German co-production.)
Both films are available on DVD, although Sean’s film can be seen on YouTube.–A. R.
— ILIKEFLYNN
Errol Started It All Back in the Fifties
31
Jul
Ever the trailblazer & trendsetter, Errol made Ibiza into what has ultimately become “the celebrity party capitol of the world” – where everybody has a knockout time, especially, most recently, Orlando Bloom, of whom Gentleman Flynn would likely be very proud. And then there’s Justin Bieber – no Flynn is he.
Errol started it all back in the early 50’s.
— Tim
The Errol Flynn Mailbag! Hollywood Raquet Club
25
Jul
From our mailbag:
Here is a great website on the fabled Hollywood Racquet Club. Fortunately only a couple of outlying buildings burned. The Bamboo Lounge and restaurant are still intact.
Paul Gabriel
I mentioned in my reply that I see Linda Christian, a protege of Errol’s on the site, and Paul tells me: “Flynn ‘discovered’ Linda in Acapulco and bought her to Hollywood where with the help and power of President Aléman, she was able to break into movies.”
There’s a lot more Paul could say!
See also Match Point at the Raquet Club.
Thanks, Paul!
— David DeWitt
Match Point at the Raquet Club
25
Jul
The Palm Springs Raquet Club – within the 2-hour radius mandated by the studios – where, Hollywood lore has it, Marilyn was discovered and the Bloody Mary was invented. Errol was the brightest star of all, of course – on both the courts and at the legendary Bamboo Bar.
— Tim
