As in "The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) this Warner Bros. production again teamed Director Michael Curtiz, composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, lead Errol Flynn, and supporting actors Claude Raines and Alan Hale, this time in Black and White, instead of technicolor. Nonetheless, it is a sparkling, magical production well worth any adventure lovers time to see, or see again!
"The Sea Hawk" is a film that bears repeated viewings, made at a time when the magic was really working in Hollywood. The score follows the action blow by blow, the actors look like they are enjoying their work, and the settings and costumes transport the viewer effortlessly to Elizabethan times, time of the "sea hawks", captains Drake, Frobisher, and Hawkins.
Flynn stars as roguish Captain Geoffrey Thorpe, secret lover of Queen Elizabeth I, and privateer against Spain. Flora Robson is the dour Queen Elizabeth, secretly amused at Thorpe's exploits on the high seas, publicly disapproving. Claude Raines is the villainous Spanish envoy, Don Jose. Alan Hale, as always, is Errol Flynn's worthy sidekick. Brenda Marshall is the love interest who falls for Flynn's fatal charm. Altogether a delightful combination of ingredients, guaranteed to please even jaded viewers! They don't make 'em like this anymore! **sigh**
Those who enjoy "The Sea Hawk" will also want to see "Adventures of Robin Hood", "Captain Blood", and "They Died With Their Boots On", all starring the inimitable Errol Flynn, and featuring many of the details of sight and sound that make his films so enjoyable.
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