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 (1935 film) of the impressive sea-battle footage was taken from the silent "The Sea Hawk" (1924). "Captain Blood" received positive reviews and was a success at the box office. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Sound Editing. "Captain Blood" features a stirring and romantic musical score, the first of its type for a sound film, by Austrian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold. In 1935 Warner Bros. asked Korngold if he was interested in writing an original dramatic score for "Captain Blood". He at first declined, feeling that a story about pirates was outside his