THIS STATEMENT ABOUT the Errol Flynn character by co-star, Paul Lukas, summed it all up so beautifully !
AS FAR AS being typical fare for the swashbuckling Mr. Flynn, it most definitely was not that. It was, however, a very intelligent mixture of several film genres. It was an excellent specimen of the hybridization of the Detective Story, the Good Buddy picture and at he same time managed to be a not so subtle reminder of the importance of the on going conflict known as World War II.
ANOTHER ASPECT THAT we find deeply en-grained in the films' pedigree is that of the then little known and underused story of the "Anti-hero." This dramatic device would prove to be a top box office element of pictures of the 1970's; but quite possibly had no one known identity during this period.
SET IN NAZI occupied France during 1943, the production team does a fine job of giving us authentic looking French cities and towns and likewise achieves the same effect when it comes to the look and mannerism of the supporting players. Whereas some of the character actors and actresses were charged with affecting a Hollywood style French accent, the practice did not extend to Mr. Flynn's character. (Co-star, Mr. Paul Lukas, was already endowed with a God-given, natural Continental European manner of speech and accent.)
THE MEMBERS OF the supporting cast included Sheldon Leonard (as a Paris Underworld counter-part to his already well known American gangster portrayals), Faye Emerson, the eternal Cop-James Flavin, Dennis Hoey, Douglas Dumbrille, Victor Kilian and Pedro de Cordoba.
IT HAS BEEN said that Mr. Flynn (who by the way became a U.S. Citizen in 1942) wished to use a vehicle such as this to prove his acting ability was extended far beyond that of the Swashbuckler that he so often portrayed so well.
IT CAN BE said with some great certainty that in the production of UNCERTAIN GLORY, that Robin Hood/Gentleman Jim/Captain Blood/Sea Hawk well succeeded with plenty of room to spare.
AS FAR AS being typical fare for the swashbuckling Mr. Flynn, it most definitely was not that. It was, however, a very intelligent mixture of several film genres. It was an excellent specimen of the hybridization of the Detective Story, the Good Buddy picture and at he same time managed to be a not so subtle reminder of the importance of the on going conflict known as World War II.
ANOTHER ASPECT THAT we find deeply en-grained in the films' pedigree is that of the then little known and underused story of the "Anti-hero." This dramatic device would prove to be a top box office element of pictures of the 1970's; but quite possibly had no one known identity during this period.
SET IN NAZI occupied France during 1943, the production team does a fine job of giving us authentic looking French cities and towns and likewise achieves the same effect when it comes to the look and mannerism of the supporting players. Whereas some of the character actors and actresses were charged with affecting a Hollywood style French accent, the practice did not extend to Mr. Flynn's character. (Co-star, Mr. Paul Lukas, was already endowed with a God-given, natural Continental European manner of speech and accent.)
THE MEMBERS OF the supporting cast included Sheldon Leonard (as a Paris Underworld counter-part to his already well known American gangster portrayals), Faye Emerson, the eternal Cop-James Flavin, Dennis Hoey, Douglas Dumbrille, Victor Kilian and Pedro de Cordoba.
IT HAS BEEN said that Mr. Flynn (who by the way became a U.S. Citizen in 1942) wished to use a vehicle such as this to prove his acting ability was extended far beyond that of the Swashbuckler that he so often portrayed so well.
IT CAN BE said with some great certainty that in the production of UNCERTAIN GLORY, that Robin Hood/Gentleman Jim/Captain Blood/Sea Hawk well succeeded with plenty of room to spare.