Hi Senta
Dan Ford's book s very good.
If you really get into the subject three I can recommend are:
Searching for John Ford by Joseph McBride
About John Ford by his good friend the British director Lindsey Anderson & John Ford by Tay Gallagher.
There are also The Western Films of John Ford and the Non Western Films of John Ford by J.H.Place.
Regards
Arthur
Hi
Of all of his films mentioned I would put The Sea Hawks up with They Died With Their Boots On and The Adventures of Robin Hood. Thats not a bad trilogy,
But hard on that trio how about Objective Burma, Kim and Against All Flags a rolicking pirate adventure with Maureen O'Hara and agan Anthony Quinn.
And if those six were not enough Gentleman Jim, and a good performance from Ward Bond, Santa Fe Trail as Jeb Stuart to Ronald Reagan's George Armstrong Custer. and Dodge City.
Bringing up the rear a final trio of not quite so good pictures The Advetures of Don Juan, Captain Blood and the 1937 version The Prince and the Pauper.
I think that any one of them would prove to be an enjoyable evening.
Regards
Arthur
Hi
Errol Flynn was a vastly underated actor born in Tasmania he appeared as Fletcher Christian in an early version of The Mutiny on the Bounty. Moving to England he learned acting working in repertory in Northampton.
In the Charge of the Light Brigade he was sitting astride his horse in front of the line when an extra decided to be playful with his lance and prodded Flynns horse in the posterior with it, the Horse bucked throwing Flynn off. Whereupon both star and extra engaged in a mighty fist fight.
It was also that film that gave the name to David Niven's book when director Michael Curtiz ordering the unmounted horse to be brought up said Bring on the Empty Horses.
In the Private lives of Elizabeth and Essex Flynn was reputed to have had an ear infection which apparantly if he received a blow on it could have severely injured or killed him. Apparantly co star Bette davis was required to slapp him and in rehearsals really hammered into him to the point that he eventually threatened to belt her if she didn't ease up.
