Errol Flynn was one of the most handsome and most dashing leading men in motion picture history. Although Flynn rarely gave what could be considered a "good" performance (his excellent turn in The Sun Also Rises is a notable exception), he was almost invariably so likable and so great to look at that lack of acting ability was a minor inconvenience.
Warner Home Video is releasing a package of five Flynn vehicles on DVD, The Errol Flynn Signature Collection: Captain Blood, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Dodge City, The Sea Hawk and They Died with Their Boots On. Though not necessarily great films, they are all worth watching because of their excellent production values (note: both The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex and Dodge City are in color), and because they boast a gallery of Warner Bros. notables, including Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Ann Sheridan, and Flynn's frequent co-star Olivia
de Havilland.
The Errol Flynn set also includes a feature documentary, The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005).
Scheduled Region 1 DVD (Canada / U.S. / U.S. territories) release date: April 19, 2005
- Number of discs: 6
- Picture: Full frame, 1.33:1
- Closed captioned
Captain Blood (1935) directed by Michael Curtiz, with Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Basil Rathbone
• Leonard Maltin hosts "Warner Night at the Movies 1935"
• Featurette "Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler is Born"
• Audio-only bonus: Lux Radio Theater production starring Errol Flynn
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), directed by Michael Curtiz, with Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland
• Leonard Maltinhosts "Warner Night at the Movies 1939"
• Featurette "Elizabeth and Essex: Battle Royale"
The Sea Hawk (1940), directed by Michael Curtiz, with Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Flora Robson
• Leonard Maltin Hosts "Warner Night at the Movies 1940"
• New Featurette "The Sea Hawk: Flynn in Action"
They Died With Their Boots On (1941), directed by Raoul Walsh , with Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy
• Leonard Maltin hosts "Warner Night at the Movies 1941"
• Featurette "They Died with Their Boots On: To Hell or Glory"
Dodge City (1939), directed by Michael Curtiz, with Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan
• Leonard Maltin hosts "Warner Night at the Movies 1939"
• Featurette "Dodge City: Go West, Errol Flynn"
List price: US$59.92.
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