Errol Flynn

Best. Leading Man. Ever.

Errol Flynn starred in dozens of major Hollywood films between 1935 and 1959, including some of the best of all time: Captain Blood (with Basil Rathbone), Robin Hood (The first of 8 films with leading lady Olivia DeHaviland), Dodge City (Best barroom brawl of all time), They Died with Their Boots On (with a young handsome Ronald Reagan), The Sea Hawk.

Most of the time his co-star was Olivia, but guaranteed his other co-star was Alan Hale. You may know his son - Alan Hale, Jr as The Skipper. The Hale - Flynn combination was the best.

Errol Flynn was everything you wanted in a leading man - handsome, sexy, debonair, suave, confident and a smooth voice that could woo the ladies and was strong enough to rally and command the men.

The expression "In Like Flynn" was coined when Flynn "got away" with having sex with underage girls on his boat. 17 year old girls and consensual sex - not Polanski stuff. Whatever. He liked to sail and have sex with everyone that would have him. Rumored to be a girl raping, gay communist - we have to say - We Don't Care. His movies rock. That shit was made up years after he died anyway. Well, except for the girls.

This year marked the 100th anniversary of his birth in 1909 and the 50th anniversary of his death in 1959. There are numerous YouTube Errol Flynn montages to commemorate the occasion.

In a travesty of justice, the Academy has said he will never ever receive a posthumous Award. They've ruled on it after being petitioned about a hundred times from family and fan clubs.

We recommend any movie he's ever starred in. Captain Blood is our favorite. The Sea Hawk has remarkably awesome special effects for the times. All of them are worth the time.