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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

9.0 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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AquaWoman (37 KP) rated a video of Scaramouche (1952) in Movies

May 11, 2019 (Updated May 12, 2019)

Stewart Granger (2 more)

Swordsmen Choreography

Fun and laughter

Classic Swashbuckler Film

I have been a fan of Stewart Granger for a long time now, and this movie is one of his best. If you love classic swordplay, mixed with a dashing hero, laughter and fun. Then check out Scaramouche. Very reminiscent of Errol Flynn movies, if you are a fan of his as well.

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AquaWoman (37 KP) rated Scaramouche (1952) in Movies

May 12, 2019

Scaramouche (1952)

1952 | Action, Classics, Romance

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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Swashbuckler Film (3 more)

Stewart Granger

Comedy

Romance

I discovered Stewart Granger years ago in college, and this is by far one of my favorite films of his. If you enjoy a good Swashbuckler classic in the ways of say Errol Flynn, then you won't be disappointed. Full of fun, laughter and sword playing, this is a great film for all ages.

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Captain Blood (1935)

7.8 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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After being wrongly convicted as a traitor, Peter Blood, an English physician, is sent to exile in...

Erika (17788 KP) rated Captain Blood (1935) in Movies

May 20, 2018

Captain Blood (1935)

1935 | Action, Classics

7.8

(4 Ratings)

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Captain Blood is absolutely, one of my favorite films. I actually own it in HD and it's always on my tablet to watch while I'm traveling.
Captain Blood is based upon the book by Rafael Sabatini. Sabatini has written some great books that have also been made into movies, such as Scaramouche and The Sea Hawk. Errol Flynn plays the main character, Peter Blood, who was a doctor during the English Revolution. Blood is arrested and sent to the colony of Jamaica because he was perceived as a traitor. Blood escapes with other slaves (not a spoiler, seriously, this film was made in 1935), and becomes a pirate. Pirate adventures occur, and once Blood's name is finally cleared, it is a happily ever after. The last scene is probably my favorite in the entire movie.

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Beetle Rider (341 KP) May 21, 2018

This is a great book. I’m ready for a modern adaptation.

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Erika (17788 KP) May 22, 2018

Me too!

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Bring on the Empty Horses

David Niven

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Here is Niven at his best. He and Errol Flynn were filming The Charge of the Light Brigade for a...

Awix (3310 KP) rated The Court Jester (1956) in Movies

Apr 20, 2020

The Court Jester (1956)

1956 | Classics, Comedy

7.0

(1 Ratings)

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Lavish musical-comedy spoof. Humble carnival entertainer Hubert Hawkins (Kaye) infiltrates the court of evil king Roderick as his new jester, in an attempt to get the rightful heir back on the throne, little suspecting that the man he's impersonating is the deadliest assassin in Europe.

Feels very dated now, and it's spoofing a genre of films which is even more old-fashioned (e.g. the 1938 Errol Flynn Robin Hood). How you feel about Danny Kaye's clowning, cross-talk routines and patter songs will also affect your response to this movie. Still, you have to admire Kaye's sheer dexterity as a performer, and there is still a touch of genius about routines like the chalice from the palace and the flagon with the dragon. He's well-supported too. Technicolour vaudeville in the end, but still very funny in places.