Captain Blood (1935) | |
| Director(s) | Michael Curtiz |
| Producer(s) | Harry Joe Brown (uncredited), Gordon Hollingshead (uncredited), Hal B. Wallis (executive uncredited), Jack L. Warner (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Pirate, Revenge, Romance (Action), Romance (Drama), Swashbucklers, Swordfights |
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Captain Blood (1935) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Hal B. Wallis, Harry Joe Brown, Gordon Hollingshead and Jack L. Warner.
The film was based on the novel Captain Blood: His Odyssey written by Rafael Sabatini published in 1922.
Academy Awards 1935 --- Ceremony Number 8 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Director | Michael Curtiz | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Warner Bros.-First National Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Er | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Cosmopolitan | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Casey Robinson | Nominated |
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Captain Blood (1935) Starring Flynn and De Havilland
By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 8, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsTo a certain stratum of society?— namely classic movie fans — it’s nearly impossible to imagine Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland not being paired together or not being box office draws, for that matter. However, on both accounts in 1935, the studio was taking quite the risk, sti... Read full article
Captain Blood (1935)
By Amanda Garrett on Jul 3, 2017 From Old Hollywood FilmsToday, I'm writing about the swashbuckler Captain Blood (1935), starring Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn. This article is part of The Second Annual Olivia de Havilland Blogathon + Errol Flynn hosted by Phyllis Loves Classic Movies and In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. The 1935 pi... Read full article
Captain Blood (1935)
By Cameron on Jul 30, 2014 From The Blonde At The Filmvia: http://phineasazcuy.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/captain-blood-a-film-is-born/ Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own Warner Brothers’ Studio thought that a big, swashbuckling pirate movie would be just the thing after other studios found success with Treasure Island (1934) and The Cou... Read full article
Captain Blood (1935)
By Cameron on Jul 30, 2014 From The Blonde At The Filmvia: http://phineasazcuy.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/captain-blood-a-film-is-born/ Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own Warner Brothers’ Studio thought that a big, swashbuckling pirate movie would be just the thing after other studios found success with Treasure Island (1934) and The Cou... Read full article
Captain Blood (1935) (2)
By Beatrice on May 6, 2013 From Flickers in TimeCaptain Blood Directed by Michael Curtiz 1935/USA Warner Bros Repeat viewing #88 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Captain Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) is living peacefully as a physician when he is called on to tend a wounded rebel. ?For his trouble, he is convicted of treason and transported... Read full article
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Quotes from
Dr. Peter Blood: Faith, yes, I don't doubt it. You've the looks and manners of a hangman.
Prosecutor: Peter Blood... guilty or not guilty?
Dr. Peter Blood: It's entirely innocent, I am!
Dr. Peter Blood: Miss Bishop, it's difficult for an Irishman to apologize; but I hope you can forgive me for having thought badly of you.
Arabella Bishop: I will if you tell me how you think of me now.
Dr. Peter Blood: How I think of you now? I think of you... I think of you as the woman who owns me - her slave. But I think the man is lucky who can count you his friend.
Arabella Bishop: I think you know YOU can.
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Facts about
The Academy Awards that year allowed write-in votes. Based on write-ins alone, Michael Curtiz would have won the Oscar for best director, but on the night he lost to John Ford for his work on The Informer. Composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold and writer Casey Robinson also failed to be properly nominated, though they both received large numbers of postal votes for their work.
The first film to feature a musical score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, one of Hollywood's greatest composers. Korngold was given three weeks to score the film, although during the day he was working on adapting the score of an operetta for Paramount called Give Us This Night. He worked nights on the score for this film.
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