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Please note that this is in release order. Will enter more actual release dates as they become available. If you have sources for more dates, don't hesitate to e-mail (please note that the date of a preview screening does not count as the day of release). Errol Flynn has star billing unless otherwise noted. An asterisk ("*") beside the title means it is available on video in North America; in time I'll have a page with assorted video access info as well:

1930's · 1940's · 1950's


1933

  • In the Wake of the Bounty*
    Expeditionary Films Production · dir. Charles Chauvel
    Comments: Filmed in Sydney, Australia & Tahiti.

1935

  • Murder at Monte Carlo
    Warner Bros. First National (Europe) · dir. Ralph Ince
    Comments: 2nd billing · Filmed in England · Believed to be missing.

  • The Case of the Curious Bride
    Warner Bros. - First National (WB-FN)
    · dir. Mike Curtiz
    w/Warren William & Claire Dodd
    Comments: 13th billing · Bit parts include brief appearance as a corpse

  • Don't Bet on Blondes
    Warner Bros. · dir. Robert Florey
    Warren William, Guy Kibbee, Clair Dodd
    Comments: 8th billing

  • Captain Blood* · December, 1935
    Cosmopolitan/Warner Bros. · dir. Mike Curtiz
    Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Basil Rathbone,
    Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee
    Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Comments: Character based in part on legendary pirate Captain Morgan
    · Academy Award Nominee for Best Picture

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1936

  • Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
    MGM · Technicolor · Continuity: Alexander Van Dorn
    Short film incorporating entertainment with stock footage of celebrities; Flynn appears briefly with wife Lili Damita.

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade*
    Warner Bros. · dir. Mike Curtiz
    Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles,
    David Niven, Donald Crisp
    Music by Max Steiner
    Comments: Shot at studio & in Chico, CA
    · Set in the Crimean War · Spot the wedding ring!

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1937

  • The Green Light
    Cosmopolitan/Warner Bros. · dir. Frank Borzage
    Anita Louise, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Spring Byington
    Music by Max Steiner

  • The Prince and the Pauper*
    Warner Bros. · dir. William Keighley
    Mauch Twins, Claude Rains, Alan Hale
    Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Comments: This is really the Twins' film.

  • Another Dawn
    Warner Bros. · dir. William Dieterle
    Kay Francis, Ian Hunter
    Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold

  • The Perfect Specimen
    Warner Bros. · dir. Mike Curtiz
    Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert, Edward Everett Horton
    Comments: Spot the wedding ring!

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1938

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood *
    WB-FN · Technicolor · dirs. M. Curtiz & W. Keighley
    Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Alan Hale, Una O'Connor, Eugene Pallette, Ian Hunter, Melville Cooper
    Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Comments: Winner Academy Awards for Art Direction & Best Original Score
    · Filmed at studio & on location in Chico, CA
    · Regarded as the definitive film version of Robin Hood. · (there's a car in a shot - e-mail me for details)

  • Four's a Crowd
    Warner Bros. · dir. Mike Curtiz
    Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, Patric Knowles, Walter Connolly, Hugh Herbert, Franklin Pangborn, Margaret Hamilton, Melville Cooper
    Comments: Spot the wedding ring!

  • The Sisters*
    Warner Bros. · dir. Anatole Litvak
    Bette Davis, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Donald Crisp,
    Alan Hale, Beulah Bondi, Patric Knowles
    Music by Max Steiner
    Comments: This is really a Bette Davis film.

  • The Dawn Patrol*
    Warner Bros. · dir. Edmund Goulding
    David Niven, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp,
    Melville Cooper
    Music by Max Steiner
    Comments: Not a single female appears in this film

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1939

  • Dodge City* · April 1st, 1939
    Warner Bros. · Technicolor · dir. Mike Curtiz
    Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
    Music by Max Steiner
    Comments: Flynn's first western

  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
    aka Elizabeth the Queen · December 1st, 1939
    WB-FN · Technicolor · dir. Mike Curtiz
    Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp,
    Alan Hale, Vincent Price
    Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Comments: 2nd billing

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1940

  • Virginia City*
    WB-FN · dir. Mike Curtiz
    Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Frank McHugh,
    Alan Hale, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Charters, Ward Bond, George Reeves
    Comments: Check out Bogey trying to play a Mexicano · Look for George Reeves if you can - he's in there somewhere!

  • The Sea Hawk* · August, 1940
    WB-FN · dir. Mike Curtiz
    Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Flora Robson, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, Una O'Connor, Gilbert Roland
    Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Comments: Released with extended epilogue (now avail. on video) · Released in B+W with New World sequences in sepia (also on video)
    · Based on Sir Francis Drake and the "Sea Dog" privateers of the 1500s (NOT the Sabatini novel!).

  • Santa Fe Trail*
    WB-FN · dir. Mike Curtiz
    Olivia de Havilland, Ronald Reagan, Raymond Massey, Van Heflin, Alan Hale,
    Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
    Music by Max Steiner
    Comments: Twisted account of Jeb Stuart and Abolitionist John Brown, with de Havilland as Kit Carson and Ronald Reagan as George Custer

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1941

  • Footsteps in the Dark*
    WB-FN · dir. Lloyd Bacon
    Brenda Marshall, Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins,
    Alan Hale, William Frawley

  • Dive Bomber * · August 15, 1941
    WB-FN · Technicolor · dir. Mike Curtiz
    Alexis Smith, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy,
    Allen Jenkins, Gig Young, Alan Hale Jr.
    Music by Max Steiner
    Comments: Shot in part on location at San Diego Naval Air Station

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1942

  • They Died With Their Boots On*
    · January 1st, 1942 ·
    WB-FN · dir. Raoul Walsh
    Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy, Hattie McDaniel, Anthony Quinn,Sydney Greenstreet
    Music by Max Steiner
    Comments: Final film with de Havilland
    · Divorce from first wife Lili Damita during filming
    · Largely fictional account of the career of George Armstrong Custer

  • Desperate Journey* · August 18, 1942
    WB-FN · dir. Raoul Walsh
    Ronald Reagan, Raymond Massey,
    Arthur Kennedy, Alan Hale
    Music by Max Steiner

  • Gentleman Jim*
    WB-FN · dir. Raoul Walsh
    Alexis Smith, Alan Hale, Ward Bond, Jack Carson, William Frawley
    Comments: In first-run theatres during statutory rape trial· Based on boxer James J. Corbett; Ward Bond as John L. Sullivan · Flynn reportedly collapsed on the set from a mild heart attack during climactic fight

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1943

  • Edge of Darkness* · March 23, 1943
    WB-FN · dir. Lewis Milestone
    Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston
    Music by Franz Waxman
    Comments: First film shot after the statutory rape trial

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars*
    WB-FN · Flynn's musical sequence dir. Raoul Walsh
    Eddie Cantor film with all-star cast
    Comments: Flynn sequence was filmed during statutory rape trial

  • Northern Pursuit* · October 25, 1943
    WB-FN · dir. Raoul Walsh
    w/ Gene Lockhart

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1944

  • Uncertain Glory*
    WB-FN · dir. Raoul Walsh
    Paul Lukas, Jean Sullivan
    Comments: Signs of declining health from substance abuse VERY noticeable in shots

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1945

  • Objective, Burma!* · February 15, 1945
    WB-FN · dir. Raoul Walsh
    w/George Tobias
    Music by Franz Waxman
    Coments: Effective semi-documentary style, but portrayal of Japanese soldiers is unconvincing and borders on cartoony

  • San Antonio*
    WB-FN · Technicolor · dir. David Butler
    Alexis Smith, S. Z. Sakall, Doodles Weaver
    Music by Max Steiner

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1946

  • Never Say Goodbye*
    WB-FN · dir. James V. Kern
    Eleanor Parker, S. Z. Sakall, Forrest Tucker,
    Hattie McDaniel

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1947

  • Cry Wolf*
    WB-FN · dir. Peter Godfrey
    Barbara Stanwick, Gerladine Brooks,
    Richard Basehart
    Comments: Campy noir film

  • Escape Me Never*
    WB-FN · dir. Peter Godfrey
    Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Gig Young,
    Reginald Denny
    Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Comments: Most likely filmed right after Never Say Good-bye

  • Always Together
    WB · dir. Frederick de Cordova
    Joyce Reynolds, Robert Hutton, Ernest Truex
    Comments: Miscellaneous notable Warner stars including Flynn appear in fantasy flashbacks throughout the film.

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1948

  • Silver River*
    WB-FN · dir. Raoul Walsh
    Ann Sheridan, Thomas Mitchell
    Comments: Music by Max Steiner

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1949

  • Adventures of Don Juan*
    WB-FN · Technicolor · dir. Vincent Sherman
    Viveca Lindfors, Alan Hale, Robert Douglas,
    Una O'Connor, Raymond Burr
    Music by Max Steiner (used again for Zorro, The Gay Blade)
    Comments: Cameo appearance by second wife Nora Eddington-Flynn
    · Shots recycled from Adventures of Robin Hood
    and The Private Lives of Elizabeth & Essex

  • It's a Great Feeling*
    WB-FN · Technicolor · dir. David Butler
    Doris Day, Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan,
    and an all-star cast
    Music by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn
    Comments: Flynn appears in cameo for the film's punchline

  • That Forsyte Woman*
    MGM · Technicolor · dir. Compton Bennett
    Greer Garson, Walter Pigeon, Robert Young,
    Janet Leigh

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1950

  • Montana*
    WB-FN · Technicolor · dir. Ray Enright
    Alexis Smith, S. Z. Sakall

  • Rocky Mountain
    WB-FN · dir. William Keighley
    Patrice Wymore, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams,
    Slim Pickens
    Music by Max Steiner
    Comments: Flynn meets and eventually marries co-star Wymore · Flynn's final western

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1951

  • Kim*
    MGM · Technicolor · dir. Victor Saville
    Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas, Robert Douglas
    Music by André Previn
    Comments: Some locations shot in India

  • Hello God
    Written, produced, & directed by William Marshall
    Comments: Shot in USA and Italy between location and local shooting schedules for Kim · Released sporadically in Europe

  • Adventures of Captain Fabian
    Silver Films/ Republic · dir. William Marshall
    Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead
    Comments: Screenplay by Flynn

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1952

  • Mara Maru
    WB-FN · dir. Gordon Douglas
    Ruth Roman, Raymond Burr
    Music by Max Steiner
    Comments: Shots filmed around So. California

  • Against All Flags
    Universal-International · Technicolor
    · dir. George Sherman
    Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn
    Comments: Broke ankle during shooting

  • Cruise of the Zaca
    Warner Bros. · dir. Errol Flynn
    Prof. Theodore Flynn (Errol's Dad),
    2nd wife Nora Eddington-Flynn-Haymes,
    artist John Decker, archer Howard Hill,
    Prof. Carl Hubbs of Scripps Institute
    Comments: Documentary and travelogue from footage filmed in 1946 · Flynn narrates

  • Deep Sea Fishing
    Distributor uncredited · Supervision: Howard Hill
    Howard Hill with Flynn et al
    Comments: A home movie demonstrating the legendary archer's finesse with bow and arrow while at sea · Allegedly filmed during the excursion for The Cruise of the Zaca

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1953

  • The Master of Ballantrae*
    Warner Bros. · Technicolor · dir. William Keighley
    w/Roger Livesey
    Comments: Filmed in England

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1954

  • Crossed Swords
    Viva Films/United Artists · Pathécolor
    · dir. Milton Krims
    w/Gina Lollobrigida
    Comments: Filmed in Italy

  • William Tell
    (no distributor) · dir. Jack Cardiff
    Bruce Cabot, Antonella Lualdi
    Comments: Incomplete and unreleased
    · Filmed in Italy

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1955

  • Let's Make Up*
    aka Lilacs in the Spring
    Everest Pictures/United Artists · Eastmancolor · dir. Herbert Wilcox
    Anna Neagle, David Farrar, Peter Graves
    Comments: Released in the USA in B+W
    Filmed in England

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  • The Warriors*
    aka The Dark Avenger
    Allied Artists/20th Century Fox · Eastmancolor
    · dir. Henry Levin
    Joanne Dru, Peter Finch
    Comments: Filmed in Hertfordshire, England

  • King's Rhapsody*
    Everest Pictures/United Artists · Eastmancolor
    · dir. Herbert Wilcox
    Anna Neagle, Patrice Wymore
    Comments: Filmed in England in CinemaScope

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1956

  • Istanbul*
    Universal-International · Technicolor
    · dir. Joseph Pevney
    Cornell Borchers, Peggy Knudsen, Nat King Cole,
    Werner Klemperer
    Comments: Nat King Cole's screen debut
    · Filmed in CinemaScope

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1956

  • The Big Boodle*
    aka Night in Havana
    Monteflor/United Artists · dir. Richard Wilson
    Rossana Rory, Gia Scala
    Comments: Filmed on location in Havana

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1957

  • The Sun Also Rises
    20th Century Fox · Color by DeLuxe · dir. Henry King
    Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Eddie Albert
    Comments: 4th billing · Filmed in CinemaScope
    · Filmed in Paris, Pamplona, Biarritz, as well as
    in Mexico in Morelia & Mexico City

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1958

  • Too Much, Too Soon
    Warner Bros. · dir. Art Napoleon
    Dorothy Malone, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    Comments: Flynn does an exceptional portrayal of John Barrymore · Receives 2nd billing

  • The Roots of Heaven
    20th Century Fox · color by DeLuxe · dir. John Huston
    Juliette Greco, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert,
    Orson Welles, Paul Lukas, Herbert Lom
    Comments: Filmed in Africa and Paris in CinemaScope

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1959

  • Cuban Rebel Girls*
    aka Attack of the Cuban Rebel Girls
    Exploit Films/Joseph Brenner Associates · dir. Barry Mahon
    w/Beverly Aadland
    Comments: Filmed in Cuba and New York City · Flynn also narrates · (It would be cool if Bad Brains did an MST3K to this one)

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