Captain Blood
(1935)
THE MOST MAGNIFICENT & THRILLING SEA ADVENTURE EVER FILMED (original print ad - all caps)
Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Basil Rathbone, Ross Alexander
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writer: Casey Robinson, Rafael Sabatini
Language: English
Studio: Warner Home Video
Duration: 119
Pure swashbuckling joy. It has pirates, duels, double-crosses, villainous villains, a great will-they?-won't-they? romance, Basil Rathbone as a scurvy villain and of course the drop-dead-gorgeous charms of Errol Flynn. Yes, it's in black and white. Yes, the modeling work is obvious. But the plot, which is faithful to the book (also well worth a read), acting and enthusiasm of all concerned make it every bit as compelling as its technicolour descendants.
It could be bettered - but only by the original theatrical release (which is around 20 minutes longer) on DVD.
| Errol Flynn | Dr. Peter Blood |
| Olivia de Havilland | Arabella Bishop |
| Lionel Atwill | Col. Bishop |
| Basil Rathbone | Capt. Levasseur |
| Ross Alexander | Jeremy Pitt |
| Guy Kibbee | Henry Hagthorpe |
| Henry Stephenson | Lord Willoughby |
| Robert Barrat | John Wolverstone |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Dr. Bronson |
| Donald Meek | Dr. Whacker |
| Jessie Ralph | Mrs. Barlow |
| Forrester Harvey | Honesty Nuttall |
| Frank McGlynn Sr. | Rev. Uriah Ogle |
| Holmes Herbert | Capt. Gardner |
| David Torrence | Andrew Baynes |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Composer |
| J. Carrol Naish | Cahusac (as J. Carroll Naish) |
| Pedro de Cordoba | Don Diego |
| Ernest Haller | Cinematographer |
| George Hassell | Governor Steed |
| Harry Cording | Kent |
| Leonard Mudie | Baron Jeffreys |
| Ivan F. Simpson | Prosecutor (as Ivan Simpson) |
| Stuart Casey | Capt. Hobart |
| David Cavendish | Lord Gildoy (as Dennis D. Auburn) |
| 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 |
| Gene Alsace | Oliver Clark - Pirate (uncredited) |
| Sam Appel | Gunner (uncredited) |
| Reginald Barlow | Dixon (uncredited) |
| Matthew 'Stymie' Beard | Governor's Attendant (uncredited) |
| Wayne Castle | One-Legged Pirate (uncredited) |
| Yola d'Avril | Girl in Tavern (uncredited) |
| Florence Fair | Woman with Baby (uncredited) |
| Halliwell Hobbes | Lord Sunderland (uncredited) |
| Murray Kinnell | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | French Officer (uncredited) |
| Chris-Pin Martin | Sentry (uncredited) |
| Jim Mason | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Tina Menard | Girl in Tavern (uncredited) |
| Louis Mercier | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Kansas Moehring | Pirate (uncredited) |
| John Northpole | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Artie Ortego | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Henry Otho | David Sampson - Pirate (uncredited) |
| Paul Panzer | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Frank Puglia | French Officer (uncredited) |
| Georges Renavent | French Captain (uncredited) |
| Buddy Roosevelt | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Cliff Saum | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Tom Steele | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Jim Thorpe | Pirate (uncredited) |
| David Thursby | Lookout on English Ship (uncredited) |
| Renee Torres | Girl in Tavern (uncredited) |
| Blackie Whiteford | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Tom Wilson | Pirate (uncredited) |
| William Yetter Sr. | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Hal Mohr | Cinematographer |
| George Amy | Film Editor |
| Nathan Levinson | Sound Department |
| C.A. Riggs | Sound Department |
| Anton Grot | Art Director |
| Milo Anderson | Custome Designer |
| Arthur Lueker | second assistant director |
| Sherry Shourds | Assistant Director |
| Robey Cooper | props |
| Harper Goff | Set Designer |
| John More | props |
Genre: Action & Adventure
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
IMDb: 0026174
