The Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

[Scott]

THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN (1948) - Great Errol Flynn film that has all the action of his other swashbuckling films. TCM showed this one today and was I in for a treat.



This version of the Don Juan story is filled with royal court intrigue and some light hearted humor like in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938). The sets are great and the film is nicely colorized by Turner which is fitting for an action film like this.



The film also plays with much of the mythos of the Don Juan persona that is a good combination with the action and occasional humor in this fine film. Here you see Flynn and Viveca Lindfors in the starring roles.

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So far I have seen 7 Errol Flynn films:

Captain Blood (1935) - Good swashbuckler with Flynn playing a Doctor then Pirate.
The Prince and the Pauper (1937) - Flynn is kinda second to the twins
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - The Classic
They Died with Their Boots on (1942) - Good one with Flynn playing Gen George Custer.
San Antonio (1945) - Very good Western.
The Adventures of Don Juan (1948) - Very good.
Kim (1950) - Good film with Flynn playing a mentor/spy to a young boy.

Still have 3-4 that I would like to see:

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) Missed this on Saturday on TCM or AMC. Have to wait till next time.
Dodge City (1939) Planning on renting from Hollywood Video
The Sea Hawk (1940) May have seen it when younger. Hollywood Video has it.
Santa Fe Trail (1940) Bought this recently for $3.99. Will check it out later.
Virginia City (1940) Western that is said to be not as good as the rest of Flynns work.

[Deej]

The Adventures Of Don Juan is an awesome flick, very entertaining and one of Flynn's last good ones. It wasn't colorized, it was filmed in technicolor. And, Virginia City pretty much sucks....but it's worth watching to see Humphrey Bogart as a Mexican bandit!!!

[Scott]

I wasn't sure if it was technicolor or colorized. Thanks for the info Deej. I was guessing Turner had put the color in. THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN is a great film.

Also thanks for the heads-up on VIRGINIA CITY. I think I'll wait till that one comes on cable somewhere. Can't wait to see Bogart in that one even though.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Deej said everything that I was going to say.

[Scott]

Noticed that on the movie poster it says technicolor. Thanks for pointing it out.