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 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