Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
Acting
Flynn and de Havilland's first pairing—electric from frame one.
Direction
Curtiz's sea battles still thrill without a single pixel.
Stunts
Flynn did his own sword work and nearly died. Worth it.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Errol Flynn
Dr. Peter Blood
Olivia de Havilland
Arabella Bishop
Lionel Atwill
Colonel 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 Nutall
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Reverend Ogle
Holmes Herbert
Capt. Gardner
David Torrence
Andrew Baynes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Flynn was a complete unknown—an Australian doctor's son who'd never held a sword. Studios wanted Robert Donat. Curtiz fought for Flynn.
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