Review of Captain Blood (1935) by Jim T — 06 Mar 2012

Fairly entertaining swashbuckler movie for which Errol Flynn, a doctor, is a prisoner who has been convicted of treason and ends up being shipped as a slave to the island of Port Royal, in order to avoid the death penalty.

There, he is sold to a wealthy family, in which he is treated with little respect by his boss (Lionel Atwill), but loved by his niece (Olivia de Havilland). He schemes to escape, trying to round up all the prisoners in order to leave their horrible jobs.

Not as wonderful as "The Adventures of Robin Hood," but still fun. Flynn and Havilland meld together as their romance begin to heat up by the end. Climactic war scene with the Spanish fleet is impressive.