Captain Blood (1924 film) on the verge of taking over the historic Vitagraph Company. When Warners decided to remake "Captain Blood" in 1935 with Errol Flynn, they would have owned the screen rights to the Sabatini novel which came as part of the Vitagraph buyout. Captain Blood (1924 film) Captain Blood is a 1924 American silent historical adventure film produced and distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. The film is based on the novel, "Captain Blood, His Odyssey", by Rafael Sabatini, and was directed by David Smith, brother of Vitagraph founder Albert E. Smith. Early silent film hero J. Warren Kerrigan stars along
Captain Blood (1935 film) and the French ships used one of the largest technical crews assembled for a film, requiring 2500 extras. For sea-battle footage, Curtiz used a combination of process shots, miniatures, and footage taken from "The Sea Hawk" (1924). During filming Flynn collapsed from a bout of malaria, which he had first contracted in New Guinea. The film was a big hit making Warner Bros a profit of $1.462 million. According to Warner Bros it earned $1,087,000 domestically and $1,388,000 foreign. "Captain Blood" had its premiere on December 26, 1935 at the Mark Strand Theatre in New York City and was released