Captain Blood (1935 film) "The Adventures of Robin Hood". The same year, Basil Rathbone also starred with Flynn in "The Dawn Patrol" (1938). In 1962 Flynn's son Sean starred in "The Son of Captain Blood". In 17th-century England, Irish doctor Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) is summoned to aid Lord Gildoy, a wounded patron who participated in the Monmouth Rebellion. Arrested while performing his duties as a physician, he is convicted of treason against King James II and sentenced to death by the infamous Judge Jeffreys. By the whim of the king, who sees an opportunity for profit, Blood and the surviving rebels are transported
Captain Blood (novel) features prominently in Arthur Conan Doyle's novel "Micah Clarke" (1889). In the opening chapter of Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novel "The Club Dumas" (1993), two characters discuss their favourite novel by Sabatini; book dealer Lucas Corso declares his preference for "Captain Blood". Alan Moore's comic book series "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" incorporates many characters from classic books, including Peter Blood as a member of the Pirates' Conference in "The New Traveller's Almanac" (2002–2003). Captain Blood (novel) Captain Blood: His Odyssey is an adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1922. Sabatini was a proponent of basing historical fiction as closely