San Antonio (1945)

San Antonio (1945)

[6] In this Technicolor western, Errol Flynn courts a dance hall performer (Gentleman Jim's Alexis Smith) while trying to prove her boss (Paul Kelly) has been stealing and selling other men's cattle. San Antonio is a beautiful but unusual studio western, favoring…
Dive Bomber (1941)

Dive Bomber (1941)

[7] Errol Flynn gives a low-key performance as a dedicated flight surgeon who teams with a bitter pilot (Fred MacMurray) to solve the problem of high altitude sickness and blackouts among Navy dive bombers. Despite the pre-WWII setting, this is more of…
The Young Philadelphians (1959)

The Young Philadelphians (1959)

[5] Paul Newman stars as a lawyer who rises to power through the manipulations of his mother and other socialites. He finally finds his own voice and something worth standing for when an old friend is put on trial for a murder…
Montana (1950)

Montana (1950)

[4] Errol Flynn clings to the last few years of his good looks in Montana, before his opium and alcohol addictions sent him to an early grave at the age of 50. Montana seems unintentionally silly to me -- it's all about…
Gentleman Jim (1942)

Gentleman Jim (1942)

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Errol Flynn plays a banker who takes up boxing and makes it all the way to a climactic match against the heavyweight champion of the world. Gentleman Jim is more entertaining than I imagined, thanks to Flynn’s persistent charm and healthy doses of wit and humor. Alan Hale returns to Flynn’s side, this time playing his proud papa, while Alexis Smith takes over the leading lady duties. She’s no De Havilland, but she holds her own in a romantic subplot that is unusually tolerable for the time.