HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SERIES TO ALL FILM FANS.
THE INCLUSION OF “CAPTAIN BLOOD” (1935) SETS THE STAGE FOR THE STUNNING CAREER OF MR FLYNN. NO OTHER ACTOR HAD COME FROM COMPLETE OBSCURITY TO SUCH AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FILM INDUSTRY THAN MR FLYNN.AN OVER NIGHT SUPER STAR AFTER ONE FILM. AN ACTION HERO LONG BEFORE THE GENRE WAS POPULARISED IN THE LATE 1980’S.
CAPTAIN BLOOD ALSO INTRODUCED OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND (AT 19; SOON TO BE 97, LIVING IN FRANCE), WITH ERROL FLYNN, BECOMING THE ‘FIRST’ COUPLE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.
EXCELLENT SUPPORT GIVEN ALSO BY GUY KIBBEE, UNA O’CONNOR, ALAN HALE, EUGENE PATTERSON, ROSS ALEXANDER AND CLAUDE RAINS.
LOTS OF SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDED IN THIS SET OF DVD’S, MAKING IT EXCELLENT VALUE AND A ‘MUST HAVE’ FOR YOUR FILM LIBRARY.