Michael Curtiz
It may seem surprising that the director of films such as Casablanca (1942), Captain Blood (1935), and the Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) is considered by many critics to be a technically skilled...
View ArticleThe Sea Hawk
[rating:3.5] Intended to win American support for England during WWII, The Sea Hawk (1940) presents Elizabeth I's struggle to defend England against Spain, and shows why Errol Flynn was the king of the...
View ArticleSanta Fe Trail
[rating:1.5] Santa Fe Trail (1940) covers Bleeding Kansas and John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, which helped start the American Civil War, but not even Errol Flynn's limitless charm can redeem a...
View ArticleThe Dawn Patrol
[rating:3.5] Excellent aerial scenes, a sharp script and some of Errol Flynn's best acting make The Dawn Patrol (1938) a superb introduction to the war in the air during WWI. Read More...
View ArticleThe British Empire Blogathon: The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
This is my entry for the British Empire Blogathon. Read More...
View ArticleCaptain Blood
[rating:2.5] Arrested for treating a rebel during the Monmouth Rebellion against King James II, Doctor Peter Blood is sent to Jamaica to be sold into slavery on a sugar plantation, where he escapes and...
View ArticleAgainst All Flags
[rating:2.5] Errol Flynn brings his trademark charm to the film where he is sent undercover to a pirate republic on the coast of Madagascar, which threatens the key trading route to India. Not the most...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
[rating:3.0] Learning that King Richard was captured by Duke Leopold of Austria on his way home from the crusade, his brother John seizes the throne of England. However, his tyrannical rule is opposed...
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