The Son of Captain Blood The Son of Captain Blood The Son of Captain Blood is a 1962 Italian/Spanish/American international co-production film. It is the first starring role in a film for Sean Flynn, the son of Errol Flynn, who played the title character in the 1935 film "Captain Blood". The film was released in Great Britain in 1963 by Warner-Pathe (in some regions on a double bill with Hammer's "The Scarlet Blade"). Paramount Pictures released the film in the U.S. in 1964 on a double bill with the Jerry Lewis film "The Patsy". Robert Blood, son of the great Captain Peter Blood is restless
Captain Blood (1935 film) and the French ships used one of the largest technical crews assembled for a film, requiring 2500 extras. For sea-battle footage, Curtiz used a combination of process shots, miniatures, and footage taken from "The Sea Hawk" (1924). During filming Flynn collapsed from a bout of malaria, which he had first contracted in New Guinea. The film was a big hit making Warner Bros a profit of $1.462 million. According to Warner Bros it earned $1,087,000 domestically and $1,388,000 foreign. "Captain Blood" had its premiere on December 26, 1935 at the Mark Strand Theatre in New York City and was released