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 Classic Adventure Films with Errol Flynn. The Sea Hawk (1940) Captured By Captain Thorpe Scene The Sea Hawk is a 1940 American black-and-white swashbuckling adventure film from Warner Bros. that stars Errol Flynn as an English privateer who defends his nation's interests on the eve of the launch of the Spanish Armada. The film was the tenth collaboration between Flynn and director Michael Curtiz. Its screenplay was written by Howard Koch and Seton I. Miller. The rousing musical score by Eric