Captain Blood (1935, Michael Curtiz)
Aaarrrrrrr!! Shiver that timber as Errol Flynn plays
throughly decent Irish physician Peter Blood, who is caught up at the sharp end of history ... ending up in the Carribean at a King's caprice ... after negging Olivia de Haviland til she's wet through
and royally pissing off Lionel Atwill at the drop of a hat, fate again lends a hand .... and a pirate is born. Teaming up with decidedly rotten Basil Rathbone (until he grabs the Haviland that is
) ... the booty is plundered ... in a throughly decent manner
. Hollywood sets out a stall here which they are still flogging today. The supporting minions are a treat and the ending ....
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