Review of Captain Blood (1935) by Daniel K — 04 Oct 2007
"Captain Blood" follows the story of Peter Blood, an English physician wrongly deemed a traitor to the crown that eventually becomes a pirate captain. This film features well-developed costumes, sets and models of ships and towns and an excellent score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
Errol Flynn plays the role of Peter Blood and plays the role of a dashing adventurer of conviction to perfection. Olivia de Havilland is likewise effective as a woman of conflicted feelings that comes to love Blood. Basil Rathbone has a notable appearance as the brazen rapscallion Captain Levasseur. Lionel Atwill gives a fine performance as Blood's chief rival, Colonel Bishop, and the rest of the cast is great too.
This film nicely balances a mix of ship battles and sword duels with an interesting storyline. There were enough developments in the storyline to keep this film consistently well-paced with the right mix of action, drama, humor and romance. "Captain Blood" holds up as a notable adventure and pirate film.
This review of Captain Blood (1935) was written by Daniel K on 04 Oct 2007.
Captain Blood has generally received very positive reviews.
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