Captain Blood (1935 film) was $1,242,000. The lead role was originally offered to Robert Donat, who had starred in the successful 1934 film "The Count of Monte Cristo". The asthmatic Donat turned down the role, concerned that the action sequences would be too strenuous for him. A series of screen tests with various actors led to an unknown Australian actor named Errol Flynn. In January 1935, Warner Bros. signed the young actor and brought him to Hollywood after seeing him in a British B picture "Murder at Monte Carlo". For the female lead role, Jean Muir was originally picked to play opposite Donat, but
Captain Barbell a chance to see the costume for the very first time. Early film versions of Captain Barbell made several excursions onto the big screen. The first few Captain Barbell movies were faithful to the original comics. In 1986, Edu Manzano played the title character in "Captain Barbell" (commonly misspelled as "Captain Barbel"), made by Viva Films directed by Leroy Salvador. This remake followed the original comics story. It was notable because it was the only movie that showed a crossover team-up between Captain Barbell and Darna. The alter-ego Tengteng, the skinny character, was portrayed by Herbert Bautista, while Sharon Cuneta