Captain Blood (1935)

Academy Awards, USA 1936

Nominee Oscar	Best Picture
	Best Director Michael Curtiz This was a write-in candidate, who came in second on the final ballots. It was not an official ... More This was a write-in candidate, who came in second on the final ballots. It was not an official nomination.
	Best Writing, Screenplay Casey Robinson This was a write-in candidate, who came in third on the final ballots. It was not an official ... More This was a write-in candidate, who came in third on the final ballots. It was not an official nomination.
	Best Sound, Recording Nathan Levinson (sound director)
	Best Music, Score Leo F. Forbstein (head of department) Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. This was a write-in candidate, who came in third on the final ... More Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. This was a write-in candidate, who came in third on the final ballots. It was not an official nomination.

Warner Bros.
Directed by Michael Curtiz
My rating: 2.5 star out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Warner Bros.)

Erroll Flynn is an Irish doctor accused of treason for treating a wounded enemy soldier. Sentenced to death, he is spared by the King and sent to the Caribbean to be a slave instead. He is bought by Olivia de Haviland, the sympathetic daughter of the island's military commander. He reluctantly becomes the personal physician of the governor, but once again finds himself arrested for his rebellious nature. This time he is saved by the arrival of pirates, and he seizes the opportunity to steal their ship while they are looting the town. His crew consists of other escaped slaves, and together they defeat the pirates and go on to lead the jolly life of pirates themselves. He joins forces with another buccaneer but they eventually have a falling out over none other than Olivia, who was captured on a raid of her ship. He eventually wins her hand, and the trust of the British rulers, by defeating the French. Undeniably entertaining, but Flynn's transformation from doctor to pirate is unconvincing.