Errol Flynn filmography

The following projects were announced for Errol Flynn but were not made:

• Danton (1936) based on Danton's Death and to be produced by Max Reinhardt and directed by William Diertele{{Cite news|title=Reinhardt Will Produce "Danton", Spectacular Tale of French Revolution: Flynn May Act Title Role in Warner Film Fred MacMurray in 'General Dies at Dawn;' Wheeler-Woolsey's Next Opus Announced; Talbot Plays in "Smart Sister"|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Apr 3, 1936|work=Los Angeles Times|page=11}}
• The White Rajah (late 1930s) – based on the life of Sir James Brooke based on Flynn's own story{{Cite news|author=Edwin Schallert|title=Errol Flynn Will Star in Two Films Following Long Vacation: James Stewart May Portray Dog Fancier|work=Los Angeles Times |date=Dec 1, 1937|page=A15}}
• The Romantic Adventure (1938) – a romantic comedy with Joan Blondell based on an original story by Jerry Wald and Maurice Leo{{Cite news|title=Burns and Allen Assigned Lead Roles in Paramount's "Havana": Bob Benchley in Short; Also to Do Feature|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Jan 7, 1938|work=Los Angeles Times|page=10}}
• The Outpost (1939) based on Caesar's Wife by Somerset Maugham starring Flynn and Geraldine Fitzgerald directed by Michael Curtiz{{Cite news|title=Screen News Here and in Hollywood: Samuel Goldwyn to Start at Once Production of 'Blackout Over Europe' Aviation Drama Today 'Flight at Midnight' to Open at Loew's Criterion--Strand Will Hold Over 'The Old Maid' Fonda's New Assignment Signed for Various Casts Of Local Origin|author=Douglas W. Churchill |date=Sep 6, 1939|work=New York Times|page=32}}
• Shanghai (1940) from a story by Somerset Maugham{{cite news|title=Warners List New Pictures: Studio Will Produce 48 Feature-Length Films During 1940–41|work=Los Angeles Times|date=10 June 1940|page=A3}}
• Jupiter Laughs (1940) from the play by A. J. Cronin{{cite news|title=Warners to Issue 48 Feature Films: 'Action' Called Keynote of the 1940–41 Production Plans, According to Executive War Dramas Scheduled 'Story of Sergeant York' and 'Lost Battalion' to Be Made --Starring Vehicles Set Two Films for Bette Davis Edward G. Robinson to Star Other Plans Are Listed|work=New York Times 10 June 1940: 20.}}
• The Life of Simón Bolívar (1939–40) – possibly with Bette Davis{{Cite news|title=DRAMA: John Howard Wins Lead in 'Arouse and Beware'|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Nov 14, 1939|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A17}}{{Cite news|title=Bolivar to Be Limned by Both Gable, Flynn|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Mar 21, 1940|work=Los Angeles Times|page=12}}
• The Sea Devil (1942) – a remake of The Sea Beast which was adaptation of Moby Dick{{Cite news|title=Screen News Here and in Hollywood: Castings for 'There Goes Lona Henry' and 'Bombardier' Are Announced by RKO New York Town' Opens Comedy Drama at Paramount Today -- Board of Review Conference Tomorrow|date=Nov 12, 1941|work=New York Times|page=31}}{{cite news|title=Hedda Hopper's Hollywood|work=Los Angeles Times|date=Nov 13, 1941|page=A11}}
• Ghosts Don't Leave Footprints (1941) – sequel to Footsteps in the Dark
• To the Last Man (early 1940s) – comedy with Alexis Smith{{Cite news|title=Drama: Alexis Will Hunt Spies; Muni Wanted for 'Hugo' Schallert, Edwin|work=Los Angeles Times |date=Nov 27, 1942|page=12}}
• The Devil, George and Rosie (1943) – from a story by John Collier to star Flynn, Ann Sheridan and Humphrey Bogart{{Cite news|title=Metro to Make 'Nine Marines' in Episode Form -- Sheridan, Flynn, Bogart Will Star in Fantasy|author=Telephone to The New York Times|date=Mar 9, 1943|work=New York Times|page=18}}
• The Frontiersman (circa 1945){{Cite news|title=Screen News: Warners to Star Flynn in 'Don't Ever Leave Me' of Local Origin |work=New York Times |date=June 14, 1945|page=23}} – an original western by Alan Le May about the beginning of a riverboat operation in the Mississippi to be produced by Flynn and Mark Hellinger with Raoul Walsh directing{{Cite news|title=By Way of Report: Film Shortage Brings Goldwyn Blast at Double Features--Other Matters Visitors and Their Plans British Plans|author=A.H. Weiler|work=New York Times |date=Feb 11, 1945|page=X3}}
• Stallion Road (1945), based on a novel, with Ida Lupino{{Cite news|title=Ida Lupino, Flynn Will Star in 'Stallion Road'|author=Schallert, Edwin|work=Los Angeles Times |date=Sep 14, 1945|page=9}}
• Target Japan (1945) with producer Jerry Wald and director Raoul Walsh about a B-29 bombing crew{{cite news|title=News of the Screen: Stromberg Names Ida Lupino for Lead Role in 'The Young Widow'--'Destiny' at the Rialto Today|work=New York Times|date=Feb 2, 1945|page=15}}
• The Man Without Friends (1945) based on story by Margaret Eckhard about a man accused of the murder of his wife to be produced by Henry Blanke and adapted by Catherine Turney{{Cite news|title=Errol Flynn May Act 'Man Without Friends'|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Dec 31, 1945|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A3}}
• untitled adventure film "in the Frank Buck tradition" shot off the coast of Mexico produced by Flynn{{Cite news|title=Now He's the Serious Mr. Flynn|work=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=Feb 17, 1946|page=C3}}
• Thunder Valley (1946) – a Western written by James Webb and produced by Owen Crump{{Cite news|title=O'Shea' Mohicans' Star; Flynn May Be Cowboy|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=June 21, 1946|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A2}}
• General Crack (circa 1947){{Cite news|title=Flynn Still Romancer; Smuggling Expose Due|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Dec 8, 1947|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A9}} – remake of General Crack (1929) originally filmed starring John Barrymore
• Half Way House (circa 1947) – an "alpine thriller" by Frances Potter and Spencer Rice{{Cite news|title=Drama and Film: Flynn Alpinist Soon; History Beckons Wayne|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Aug 4, 1947|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A2}}
• The Turquoise (circa 1948) with Claude Rains and Dorothy Malone based on the adventure novel by Anya Seton – set in the American southwest in the 1890s, written by Edmund North produced by William Jacobs{{Cite news|title='Most Ambitious' Year Planned at Warner Studio|work=Los Angeles Times |date=Jan 7, 1948|page=A3}}{{Cite news|title=Errol Flynn to Do Roll in Turquoise': Actor Set for Lead in Warner Film of Anya Seton's Story of Adventure in Southwest|author=Thomas F. Brady|date=Dec 9, 1947|work=New York Times|page=38}}
• The Candy Kid (1948) with producer Bill Jacobs{{Cite news|author=Hedda Hopper|title=Russell May Star With Kelly, Sinatra|work=Los Angeles Times |date=Oct 28, 1948|page=A7}} – story of a gambler in the days of Diamond Jim Brady from a script by Borden Chase based on a magazine story by Michael MacDougall{{cite news|title=Lead in 'Candy Kid' for Errol Flynn: Actor Will Play Gambler Role in Warner Film Based on Story by MacDougall|author=Thomas F. Brady|date=Jan 1949|page=10}}
• The Last of the Buccaneers (circa 1949) – a pirate movie based on a script by Flynn himself to be produced by Flynn, shot in technicolor with the star as a Robin Hood type pirate{{cite news|title=Flynn and Dandy: Looking at Hollywood|author=Hedda Hopper|work=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=May 29, 1949|page=C4}} (not to be confused with the 1951 Paul Henreid film) – another source said this was to be about Bully Hayes and called The Last Buccaneer{{Cite news|title=Preminger Plans Film in Hong Kong: Fox Producer and Scenarist, Dunne, Return From China With Idea for Picture|author=Thomas F. Brady |date=Mar 24, 1949|work=New York Times|page=35}}
• story of the female pirate Mary Burns with Greer Garson (circa 1949) (he and Garson also discussed doing a Broadway play together{{Cite news|title=Looking at Hollywood|author=Hopper, Hedda|date=Mar 24, 1949|work=Chicago Daily Tribune|page=A6}})
• The Man Who Cried (1950) – production with William Marshall{{Cite news|title='Besieged Heart' Likely Swanson Film; Lupino to Star 'Roxanne' Powers|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=May 9, 1950|work=Los Angeles Times|page=B9}} described as a psychological thriller about the perfect crime which took place over four hours{{Cite news|title=Drama: Crime Thriller Slated for Flynn; Cobb Deal Looms for Wexley Film|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=May 11, 1950|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A15}}
• The Man from Sparta (1951) – movie to be shot in Italy about Spartacus{{Cite news|title=Trevor Howard Signed for Allen Film; Ladd Again Hero of Outdoors|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Sep 27, 1950|work=Los Angeles Times|page=19}}
• The Bengal Tiger (1952){{Cite news|title='Bengal Tiger' Offers Errol Flynn Possibilities; Ames Okays British Film|author=Schallert, Edwin|work=Los Angeles Times|date=Aug 28, 1952|page=B9}}
• Fire Over Africa (1952){{Cite news|title=Goldstein Speeds Story of Raleigh; Deborah Kerr to Visit Africa|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Sep 18, 1952|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A11}}
• The Green Moss (1952) from a magazine serial by John Molloy to co-star Gordon Macrae directed by Roy del Ruth{{Cite news|title=Morris Producer-Star for Arctic Film; Eve Miller in Rogers Story|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Jan 29, 1952|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A7}}
• The Talisman from the novel by Sir Walter Scott (1953){{Cite news|title='Talisman' Held Flynn Probability; Sperling Spurs Science Fiction|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Aug 17, 1953|work=Los Angeles Times|page=B9}}
• Abdulla the King (1953) in the title role with Dawn Addams directed by Gregory Ratoff{{Cite news|title=Drama: 'Abdullah' on Program for Flynn, Addams; Anne Francis Gets Top Break|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Nov 25, 1953|work=Los Angeles Times|page=B7}}
• Dragonfly (1953) – proposed adventure film from producer John Champion set in the Far East with Flynn as an air force officer whose command is threatened with desertion.{{Cite news|title='Dragonfly' Hovering for Flynn; 'Wax Works' Captures Phyllis Kirk|author=Schallert, Edwin|work=Los Angeles Times |date=Jan 22, 1953|page=19}}
• The White Witch of Rose Hall (1954) – to be made with Herbert Wilcox based on a Jamaican legend about a female plantation owner who was a witch and killed her husbands – to be produced by Barry Mahon{{Cite news|title=Drama: Errol Flynn Planning 'White Witch'; Africa Beckons Duff, Strauss|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Apr 7, 1954|work=Los Angeles Times|page=B9}} – Flynn was still working on it in 1957 saying he wanted Bob Evans to star and Charles Marquis Warren to direct{{Cite news|title=Flynn Would Promote Evans Career; 'Kill Me Gently' New Thriller|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=May 23, 1957|work=Los Angeles Times|page=C11}}
• Lord Vanity (late 1950s) – with Robert Wagner
• Ten Days to Talara (1956) with the same director of The Big Boodle about an adventurer whose son is kidnapped{{Cite news|title=Looking at Hollywood: Stewart Granger to Star in Movie Version of 'Man of the West'|author=Hopper, Hedda|work=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=May 24, 1956|page=c2}}
• untitled Debbie Reynolds project as her teetotal father (circa 1958){{cite news|title=Here's Switch: Flynn to Play a Teetotaler Bacon, James|work=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=June 29, 1958|page=19}}

Flynn was announced for the following movies which were made with other actors:

• Sylvia Scarlett (1935) – the part played by Brian Aherne[http://crawleyscastingcalls.com/index.php?option=com_actors&Itemid=56&id=1058&lettre=F "Errol Flynn" at Crawleys Casting Calls]
• Four Daughters (1937) – part played by Jeffrey Lynn
• The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) – Flynn was wanted by original director William Wyler
• Captain Horatio Hornblower (announced in 1940){{cite news|title=Warners List New Pictures: Studio Will Produce 48 Feature-Length Films During 1940–41|work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 10, 1940|page=A3}} – eventually made in 1951 with Gregory Peck
• The Constant Nymph (1943) with Olivia de Havilland – part played by Charles Boyer
• Affectionately Yours (1941){{cite news|title=Warners Plan Timely Film, 'Bomb Shelter': McCrea May Do Air Yarn Herbert Comedy Chosen Color Opus for Garson Wood Seeking Murphy Flynn Subject Named Schallert, Edwin|work=Los Angeles Times |date=Nov 2, 1940|page=A7}}
• In This Our Life (1942) – part played by George Brent{{cite news|title=Gallup Poll to Form Basis for Film Shorts: Orson Welles Takes a Stand Regarding His Controversial 'Citizen Kane' by Thomas M. Pryor|work=New York Times |date=Mar 16, 1941|page=X5}}
• Reap the Wild Wind (1942) – part played by John Wayne
• Mr. Skeffington (1944)
• Saratoga Trunk (1945) – part played by Gary Cooper
• One Last Fling (1946) – part played by Zachary Scott{{Cite news|title=Errol Flynn Set for Comedy Role: He Will Star in Warner's 'One Last Fling'--Agnes De Mille Is Engaged for Musical|date=Dec 10, 1946|work=New York Times|page=43}}
• The Hucksters (1947) – part played by Clark Gable
• The Heiress (1948) – William Wyler reportedly wanted Flynn for the part played by Montgomery Clift
• Mr. Imperium (1951) with Greer Garson{{Cite news|title=Red Beard Role Looms for Flynn; Albright, Wallace Joining Carson|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=May 17, 1949|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A7}}
• Carson City (1952) – announced for Flynn and John Wayne{{Cite news|title=Two Movie Firms Merge Interests: Fidelity and Erskine Also List Ambitious Schedule for the New Production Company Western Slated for Flynn|author=Thomas F. Brady |date=Mar 6, 1950|work=New York Times|page=28}}
• Dallas (1950){{Cite news|title=Warners to Make 8 Films in 5 Weeks: Studio Reveals Heavy Schedule Ending Long Inactivity -Many Casts Selected|author=Thomas F. Brady|work=New York Times |date=Mar 31, 1949|page=30}}
• King Solomon's Mines (1950) – Stewart Granger replaced him{{Cite news|author=Hedda Hopper|title=Deborah Kerr Stars in 'Solomon's Mines'|work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 23, 1949|page=6}}
• Ivanhoe (1952){{Cite news|title=Drama: Hawks to Film 'Big Sky;' Maxwell Anderson Named in Deal; Staiola Pacted|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Mar 13, 1950|work=Los Angeles Times|page=B7}}

At the height of his career, exhibitors voted Flynn among the leading stars in Britain, the US and Australia in various polls:

• 1937 – 11th (Australia){{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52197113 |title=Best Films and Acting|newspaper=The Examiner |location=Launceston, Tasmania |date=18 March 1938 |accessdate=9 July 2012 |page=11|edition=Late News Edition and Daily|via=National Library of Australia}}
• 1938 – 21st (US),{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17669634 |title=Film News of the Week. Surprises in Annual Poll|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 January 1940 |accessdate=9 July 2012 |page=25 |via=National Library of Australia}} 14th (Australia){{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46303803 |title=Popular Players|newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=24 February 1939 |accessdate=9 July 2012 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}
• 1939 – 8th (US),{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40864576 |title=Fan Fare|newspaper=The Courier-Mail |location=Brisbane |date=11 January 1940 |accessdate=9 July 2012 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}} 7th (Britain){{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46356129 |title=Film World|newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=16 February 1940 |accessdate=9 July 2012 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}
• 1940 – 14th (US), 7th (Britain),{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47309649 |title=Film World|newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=21 February 1941 |accessdate=9 July 2012 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}} 4th (territories outside Canada and US)https://archive.org/stream/variety141-1941–01#page/n49/mode/2up {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
• 1941 – 14th (US){{Cite news|title=Mickey Rooney Tops List Three Times in a Row: Leads Money-Making Stars Again in 1941; Hollywood Luminaries Pay Capital a Visit; Items of News and Gossip of the Theater|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=Jan 2, 1942|page=18}}
• 1942 – 17th (US),{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11349903 |title=The Screen's First Money-Spinneks FOR 1942|newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=27 February 1943 |accessdate=9 July 2012 |page=6 Supplement: The Argus Week-end Magazine |via=National Library of Australia}} 15th (internationally){{cite news|title=Drama: Lois Andrews to Gain Spotlight in 'Frolics' Rooney World Favorite 'Hostages' Pair Named Opus by Brown Bought Warners to Keep Lupino Sibyl Bowan Wins Role|work=Los Angeles Times |date=Jan 9, 1943|page=A7}}
• 1943 – 17th (US){{Cite news|title=Drama and Film: Pin-Up Betty Grable Top Box-Office Star Scarcity of Women in 'Best' List Noted; Bob Hope Climbs Steadily, Hits Second|work=Los Angeles Times |date=Dec 25, 1943|page=A8}}
• 1946 – 25th (US),{{Cite news|title=Bing Crosby Again Tops Money-Making Star List|work=Los Angeles Times |date=Dec 27, 1946|page=A3}} 10th biggest Western star (Britain){{Cite news|title=An Irishman's Diary|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=Dec 30, 1946|page=5}}

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