Film ReviewsErrol Flynn / Friday Film Review / western7 Comments
Dodge City (1939) Genre: Western Grade: B 1939 was apparently the year that the Western came into its own. “Stagecoach,” “Destry Rides Again” and “Dodge City” were all released then and elevated the genre from B grade status to vehicles for the studio stars of the day. “Dodge City” is ... more >
Film ReviewsEngland / Errol Flynn / Friday Film Review / Historical Romances / privateer / Spain / swashbuckler21 Comments
The Sea Hawk (1940) Genre: Historical swashbuckler/romance Grade: B- Since Flynn’s birthday is next week, I thought I’d review another of his Warner Brothers swashbucklers. Released in 1940, it bears little resemblance to the Raphael Sabatini novel of the same name. Instead, it was supposed to be a take on ... more >
Film ReviewsErrol Flynn / Friday Film Review / Robin Hood / swashbuckler45 Comments
Robin Hood (1938) Genre: Historical Romance/Swashbuckler Grade: A Back when I did a review of the first Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland movie “Captain Blood,” I said I’d eventually get back to doing more swashbuckling reviews. Yes, it’s taken me a while but here is one of the best ... more >
Film ReviewsComedy / Errol Flynn / Friday Film Review / second chances11 Comments
Never Say Goodbye (1946) Genre: Romantic Comedy with screwball elements Grade: B I hadn’t planned on doing a review of this movie just yet but when I saw it was being shown on TCM on December 17th, I jumped. Why? Well, it’s another movie which hasn’t been released on DVD ... more >
Film ReviewsErrol Flynn / Friday Film Review / Historical Romances / pirates66 Comments
Captain Blood (1935) Captain Blood (DVD 2005 Turner Entertainment Co and Warner Bros Entertainment) Grade A- Genre: Romance/Swashbuckling/Pirate I had so much fun doing my last Friday Film review that I decided to comb through my DVD collection and see what else might be suitable. Captain Blood is one of ... more >