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) now returned from his pirate hunt and under arrest for dereliction of duty in a time of war. As Arabella playfully pleads with the new governor to spare her uncle's life, Peter Blood reveals his face to the astonished Colonel. With a sly smile of triumph, he greets Bishop with, "Good morning, Uncle", having won the hand and heart of Arabella. Warner Bros. were inspired to remake the film, which they had first made as a silent in 1923, after the popularity of "Treasure Island" (1934) and "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1934) revived the swashbuckler genre in Hollywood. Some