ok. this be not the great hidden screwball masterpiece . the screwy cleverness be pretty obvious and but it still funny . the story be adequate enough to keep the laugh come with the right cast . i would not bother too much with the detail because you will get the idea pretty quickly . this be the right cast however and they keep the laugh come . for me the highlight be the scene with errol flynn and rosalind russell . russell have always be great a a comedienne and she deliver here as well and but flynn be a revelation . like frank morgan and walter pidgeon before him and he be the guy who not only can and but will and sell refrigerator to the eskimo . when he turn the charm on russell it like be with that cousin who get you into network marketing . the final act get the ensemble ( de havilland and flynn and knowles and russell ) collide together like bumper car with justice of the peace and hugh herbert misdirect traffic . he may have deliver the ultimate screwball line ever with child and please do not fight . there will be time for that after youre marry . realistically and it obvious why the suit would not let flynn take this direction and he be the king of swashbuckler and this would have weaken the brand . however and this movie show what he could have be . a a screwball lead he have charm and athleticism and comic timing and sexy look and a great voice and but so do grant and barrymore and cooper and others and they be kind enough to leave the pirate market to him . a loss but i will console myself with another hundred view of captain blood .