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
Cold Blood (Doctor Who) in the ending, but thought it was "a surprisingly downbeat denouement". Ian Berriman of "SFX magazine" gave "Cold Blood" four and a half out of five stars, positively comparing the emotional ending to episodes from the Russell T Davies era. He also had some "nitpicks" about the episode, such as the abrupt character change of Malohkeh. Cold Blood (Doctor Who) "Cold Blood" is the ninth episode in the fifth series of British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", which was first broadcast on 29 May 2010 on BBC One. It was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Ashley Way.