'Dodge City: Go West, Errol Flynn' is a 2005 short documentary featurette about the film 'Dodge City' (1939), starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.
The documentary features appearances by:
- Professor of film, Lincoln D. Hurst
- film historian Robert Osbourne
- author Bob Thomas
The film starts with some background on the rise of the western, and the many elements of the traditional western, which appear in 'Dodge City'. We are then introduced to the supporting cast, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Victor Jory and Alan Hale.
This is followed by a segment on the extravagant premiere of 'Dodge City', accompanied by colour footage from the event.
'Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler is Born' is a 2005 documentary retrospective featurette on the film 'Captain Blood' (1935).
The featurette features appearances from:
- film historian Rudy Behlmer
- Professor of Film Lincoln D. Hurst
- film historian Robert Osbourne
- author Bob Thomas
- sword master/choreographer Tim Weske
- conductor John Mauceri
The featurette begins with a social context to the film, with the introduction of the Hays Code, which lead to the rise of the swashbuckler. It then goes onto discuss some of the actors considered for the role of Captain Blood including Robert Donat, Clark Gable, Ronald Coleman, George Brent and Leslie Howard.
Warner Bros. took a gamble by putting unknown Errol Flynn into the leading role, with fellow newcomer Olivia de Havilland. This follows with a brief snapshot of the supporting cast: Basil Rathbone, Lionel Atwill & Ross Alexander.
There is a segment of the direction by Michael Curtiz, and we are given a glimpse into the making of the set construction, the sword master and musical composition by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
The featurette concludes with a brief discussion on how Warner Bros. made a star of two actors using one film.
