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28 December 1935 (USA) moreTagline:
THE MOST MAGNIFICENT & THRILLING SEA ADVENTURE EVER FILMED (original print ad - all caps) morePlot:
An enslaved English doctor and his comrades in chains escape and become pirates of the Robin Hood variety. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. moreNewsDesk:
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As Good As Advertised more (74 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Errol Flynn | ... | Peter Blood | |
| Olivia de Havilland | ... | Arabella Bishop | |
| Lionel Atwill | ... | Col. Bishop | |
| Basil Rathbone | ... | Levasseur | |
| Ross Alexander | ... | Jeremy Pitt | |
| Guy Kibbee | ... | Hagthorpe | |
| Henry Stephenson | ... | Lord Willoughby | |
| Robert Barrat | ... | Wolverstone | |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... | Dr. Bronson | |
| Donald Meek | ... | Dr. Whacker | |
| Jessie Ralph | ... | Mrs. Barlow | |
| Forrester Harvey | ... | Honesty Nuttall | |
| Frank McGlynn Sr. | ... | Rev. Ogle | |
| Holmes Herbert | ... | Capt. Gardner | |
| David Torrence | ... | Andrew Baynes |
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119 min | USA:99 min (re-release)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Argentina:Atp | Germany:12 | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Sweden:Btl | New Zealand:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #1552) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G | UK:PGFun Stuff
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Although they worked together a total of 12 times, Errol Flynn and Michael Curtiz disliked each other intensely. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: The Spanish privateers are noted as sailing under the 'gold and crimson' of the Spanish flag. However, the Spanish did not adopt a flag in gold and red until later into the 1700s, years after the film is supposed to be set. moreQuotes:
[Arabella sees Peter leaving the Governor's house after treating him for gout]Arabella Bishop: Oh, forgive me for not recognizing you, Dr. Blood. You're so changed... and for the better.
Dr. Peter Blood: The Governor tells me I have you to thank for that.
Arabella Bishop: You don't sound very grateful, Dr. Blood.
Dr. Peter Blood: Do you suppose I'd be grateful for an easy life, when my friends are treated like animals? Faith, it's they deserve your favors, not I. They're all honest rebels. I was snoring in my bed while they were trying to free England from an unclean tyrant.
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I'm not that big on pirate movies and I thought this might be overrated.....but I was wrong. This is good stuff and I wonder if a more realistic pirate movie has ever been made.
This was Errol Flynn's first starring role and it sure got him off to a flying start. Few actors have ever played the "dashing hero" as well as Flynn. Despite being almost "worship idol" status by women, he is still comes across as a "man's man," and that all started with this film.
What I liked best about this was that the story stood out more than the action or the romance. Many times classic films overdid the latter, producing lulls in what was considered an adventure story. That's not the case here. It also isn't the typical clichéd pirate film in which the captain is seen with an eye patch and a parrot on his shoulder.
This is nothing fancy, just a just solid story.....period, which is probably why it holds up so well over 70 years later!