Before there was Captain Jack Sparrow.........
And moving from Errol Flynn in Robin Hood - this one reminds me I really should read Raphael Sabatini again. I did years and years ago.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
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There is no end to my love for Captain Blood -- the book and the movie.
When I was younger back in California there was a show called the Family Film Festival and they would show a movie a week. I loved it because they would show all the good black and white movies. Captain Blood was my second favorite next to You Can't Take It With You.
Gah.
I have no words. Errol kills me every time. Turns me into a puddle of mush.
Someday I'll be coherent while discussing Errol, but not today.
Puddle of mush, I tell you.
My whole family loves Captain Blood. Errol could certainly swashbuckle with the best of them -- in fact, he was the best of them. I'm struck by how young he looks in some of the scenes, and how handsome.
Meljean: I'm not sure if I've seen the movie or not - probably because my Dad was a real fan of old movies, but I KNOW I loved the book! It was a romance books before romance books as we know them today of it's day.
Misty: I'm going to see if I can track down a copy of this because even if it is slightly overacted by today's standards - it still looks wonderful.
Suisan: *g* I knew you'd like this given your love of all things pirate.
Susan/dc: You're right - Errol Flynn defined swashbuckling didn't he? And he was very handsome wasn't he - even though looks have changed somewhat. The hair though - uh nuh to the hair.
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