Errol Leslie Thompson Flynn was born today in 1909. They don't make them that way any more. Whether he was fighting bad Prince John in Robin Hood or the dastardly Surat Khan and the Russians in The Charge of the Light Brigade or dying against impossible odds in The Died With Their Boots On (probably the worst film in history, by the way), you always knew exactly were you were with this happy-go-lucky charmer. And how sensible to use his first and last names. Imagine how flat the posters would have looked - The Sea Hawk starring Leslie Thompson!
In other news ...
Broadway was taken by storm tonight back in 1930 in a show called Hot Chocolates. It starred 'Fats' Waller and 'Satchmo' Armstrong, along with 'Jazz Lips' Richardson and 'Baby' Cox. Also in the lineup but not credited were 'Forehead' McCluskey and 'Testicles' Marceaux.
