Adventures of Don Juan (1949)
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Though Errol Flynn was well past his prime (and obviously well lubricated in certain scenes), he rises to the occasion of The Adventures of Don Juan with a spirited, athletic performance. As fabled Spanish swashbuckler/lover Don Juan, Flynn spends the early portions of the film romancing willing… More Though Errol Flynn was well past his prime (and obviously well lubricated in certain scenes), he rises to the occasion of The Adventures of Don Juan with a spirited, athletic performance. As fabled Spanish swashbuckler/lover Don Juan, Flynn spends the early portions of the film romancing willing young ladies and dueling with jealous husbands. Spain's Queen Margaret (Viveca Lindfors) assigns Don Juan to head the royal fencing academy to keep him out of trouble. When scheming Duke de Lorca (Robert Douglas) plots to topple the monarchy, it is Don Juan's eager young fencing pupils who come to the rescue. Though a troubled production (filming was habitually halted due to Flynn's precarious physical condition and by constant changes and replacements in production personnel),The Adventures of Don Juan moves swiftly and enjoyably from start to finish, abetted by a rousing, semi-satirical Max Steiner musical score, which has since been heard in such 1980s films as Zorro, the Gay Blade and Goonies. Incidentally, Errol Flynn is doubled in the famous leap from the head of a long staircase by stunt expert Jock Mahoney. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vincent Sherman
- Written By
- Herbert Dalmas, George Oppenheimer, Harry Kurnitz
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 1, 1948 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Though not as exciting as Robin Hood and other Flynn swashbuckling adventures, Vincent Sherman's version still boasts high production values, particularly lush cinematography and art direction, stirring Max Steiner score, and good stuntwork.
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Cast
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Errol Flynn
as Don Juan de Marana
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Viveca Lindfors
as Queen Margaret
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Robert Douglas
as Duke de Lorca
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Raymond Burr
as Captain Alvarez
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Romney Brent
as Philip II of Spain
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Alan Hale
as Leporello
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Ann Rutherford
as Donna Elena
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Robert Warwick
as Count de Polan
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Jerry Austin
as Don Sebastian
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Douglas Kennedy
as Don Rodrigo
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Jeanne Shepherd
as Donna Carlotta
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Mary Stuart
as Catherine
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Helen Westcott
as Lady Diana
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Fortunio Bonanova
as Don Serafino
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Aubrey Mather
as Lord Chalmers
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Una O'Connor
as Duenna
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David Leonard
as Innkeeper
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Leon Belasco
as Don de Cordoba
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Monte Blue
as Turnkey
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Pedro de Cordoba
as Pacheco
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G.P. Huntley
as Catherine's Husband
- Margaret Rutherford
