Friday, April 11, 2008

Two Great Swordfights with Basil Rathbone!

One of the great actors of the early period of cinema. He (1892-1967) was born in South Africa and died in New York City. Here he plays two villains and goes up against some serious heroes, Robin Hood (played by Errol Flynn) and Zorro (played by Tyrone Power). Too bad for him. I first saw these classic 'pictures'* ["The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) and "The Mark of Zorro" (1940)] when I was real young and have loved them ever since.
* That's what my grandmother (b. 1918) calls movies.



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