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Captain Blood (19-Dec-1935)

Director: Michael Curtiz

Writer: Casey Robinson

From novel: Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

Musical Arrangements by: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Keywords: Action/Adventure

Young Irish physician Dr. Peter Blood gives medical aid to a rebel fighting James II, receiving a sentence of death for treason. Commuted to slavery, he is sent to Port Royal where he escapes bondage to become Captain Blood, notorious pirate of the Caribbean. Errol Flynn's first major role, originally intended for Robert Donat; the film made both Flynn and Olivia de Havilland stars. Backed with an excellent Korngold score. Received five Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Remake of Captain Blood (1924).

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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ross Alexander
Actor
27-Jul-1907 2-Jan-1937 Captain Blood
Lionel Atwill
Actor
1-Mar-1885 22-Apr-1946 The Ghost of Frankenstein
Robert Barrat
Actor
10-Jul-1889 7-Jan-1970 The Kennel Murder Case
Hobart Cavanaugh
Actor
22-Sep-1886 27-Apr-1950 A Midsummer Night's Dream
E. E. Clive
Actor
28-Aug-1879 6-Jun-1940 Tenney in Bulldog Drummond
Pedro de Cordoba
Actor
28-Sep-1881 16-Sep-1950 The Ghost Breakers
Olivia de Havilland
Actor
1-Jul-1916   Gone With the Wind
Errol Flynn
Actor
20-Jun-1909 14-Oct-1959 Robin Hood
Mary Forbes
Actor
30-Dec-1879 22-Jul-1974 Character actress
Guy Kibbee
Actor
6-Mar-1882 24-May-1956 Captain January
Donald Meek
Actor
14-Jul-1878 18-Nov-1946 Scottish-American character actor
J. Carrol Naish
Actor
21-Jan-1896 24-Jan-1973 Sahara
Jessie Ralph
Actor
5-Nov-1864 30-May-1944 San Francisco
Basil Rathbone
Actor
13-Jun-1892 21-Jul-1967 Played original Sherlock Holmes
Henry Stephenson
Actor
16-Apr-1871 24-Apr-1956 The Prince and the Pauper

CAST

with
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
J. Carrol Naish   ...   Cahusac
Pedro de Cordoba   ...   Don Diego
George Hassell   ...   Gov. Steed
Harry Cording   ...   Kent
Leonard Mudie   ...   Baron Jeffreys
Ivan Simpson   ...   Prosecutor
Stuart Casey   ...   Capt. Hobart
Dennis D. Auburn   ...   Lord Gildoy
Mary Forbes   ...   Mrs. Steed
E. E. Clive   ...   Clerk of the Court
Colin Kenny   ...   Lord Chester Dyke
Maude Leslie   ...   Mrs. Baynes
Gardner James   ...   Slave
Vernon Steele   ...   King James

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