Michael Curtiz's THE SEA HAWK (1940) is one of Errol Flynn's best swashbucklers. Warner Bros wanted Basil Rathbone as the villainous Lord Wolfingham (here played by Henry Daniell), but having played the bad guy with Flynn in two previous movies…Rathbone said no. One problem: Henry Daniell couldn’t use a sword. Look closely at this scene and let us know if you can tell the difference between Daniell and his double: http://bit.ly/2kROKW5 | Warner Archive Instant

⚓ The Sea Hawk – Korngold’s Swashbuckling Brilliance 🎶 When people speak of the “golden age” of Hollywood film music, Erich Wolfgang Korngold is always at the center. His score for The Sea Hawk (1940), starring Errol Flynn, remains one of the great models of symphonic adventure. In this performance by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra @concertgebouworkest under Stéphane Denève, the music’s vitality shines in all its detail: • heroic fanfares and radiant brass, • lush string writing that reveals