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
German Blood Certificate also led to campaigns protesting against Jews. Aside from the use of Nazi propaganda, education played a key role in spreading the message about blood purity. Teachers were given specific instructions on what they were to teach their students. Children were taught and warned about the consequences they would face if they were to engage in personal relationships with a non-Aryan. German Blood Certificate A German Blood Certificate (German: "Deutschblütigkeitserklärung") was a document provided by Hitler to "Mischlinge" (those with partial Jewish heritage), declaring them "deutschblütig" (of German blood). This practice was begun sometime after the Nuremberg Laws of 1935,