Director: Michael Curtiz

Writer: Casey Robinson

From novel: Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

Musical Arrangements by: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Keywords: Action/Adventure

Young Irish physician Dr. Peter Blood gives medical aid to a rebel fighting James II, receiving a sentence of death for treason. Commuted to slavery, he is sent to Port Royal where he escapes bondage to become Captain Blood, notorious pirate of the Caribbean. Errol Flynn's first major role, originally intended for Robert Donat; the film made both Flynn and Olivia de Havilland stars. Backed with an excellent Korngold score. Received five Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Remake of Captain Blood (1924).

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ross Alexander	Actor	27-Jul-1907	2-Jan-1937	Captain Blood
Lionel Atwill	Actor	1-Mar-1885	22-Apr-1946	The Ghost of Frankenstein
Robert Barrat	Actor	10-Jul-1889	7-Jan-1970	The Kennel Murder Case
Hobart Cavanaugh	Actor	22-Sep-1886	27-Apr-1950	A Midsummer Night's Dream
E. E. Clive	Actor	28-Aug-1879	6-Jun-1940	Tenney in Bulldog Drummond
Pedro de Cordoba	Actor	28-Sep-1881	16-Sep-1950	The Ghost Breakers
Olivia de Havilland	Actor	1-Jul-1916		Gone With the Wind
Errol Flynn	Actor	20-Jun-1909	14-Oct-1959	Robin Hood
Mary Forbes	Actor	30-Dec-1879	22-Jul-1974	Character actress
Guy Kibbee	Actor	6-Mar-1882	24-May-1956	Captain January
Donald Meek	Actor	14-Jul-1878	18-Nov-1946	Scottish-American character actor
J. Carrol Naish	Actor	21-Jan-1896	24-Jan-1973	Sahara
Jessie Ralph	Actor	5-Nov-1864	30-May-1944	San Francisco
Basil Rathbone	Actor	13-Jun-1892	21-Jul-1967	Played original Sherlock Holmes
Henry Stephenson	Actor	16-Apr-1871	24-Apr-1956	The Prince and the Pauper

CAST

with
Errol Flynn	...   Peter Blood
Olivia de Havilland	...   Arabella Bishop
Lionel Atwill	...   Col. Bishop
Basil Rathbone	...   Levasseur
Ross Alexander	...   Jeremy Pitt
Guy Kibbee	...   Hagthorpe
Henry Stephenson	...   Lord Willoughby
Robert Barrat	...   Wolverstone
Hobart Cavanaugh	...   Dr. Bronson
Donald Meek	...   Dr. Whacker
Jessie Ralph	...   Mrs. Barlow
Forrester Harvey	...   Honesty Nuttall
Frank McGlynn, Sr.	...   Rev. Ogle
Holmes Herbert	...   Capt. Gardner
David Torrence	...   Andrew Baynes
J. Carrol Naish	...   Cahusac
Pedro de Cordoba	...   Don Diego
George Hassell	...   Gov. Steed
Harry Cording	...   Kent
Leonard Mudie	...   Baron Jeffreys
Ivan Simpson	...   Prosecutor
Stuart Casey	...   Capt. Hobart
Dennis D. Auburn	...   Lord Gildoy
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

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