Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Writers:

Herbert Dalmas (story)
George Oppenheimer (writer) ...
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Release Date:

1 December 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Romance

Tagline:

History's Boldest Lover . . . Most Daring Swordsman ! !

Plot:

The great lover Don Juan comes to the assistance of his queen.

Plot Keywords:

Don Juan | Queen | King | Fencing | Arranged Marriage

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Errol Flynn	...	Don Juan
Viveca Lindfors	...	Queen Margaret
Robert Douglas	...	Duke de Lorca
Alan Hale	...	Leporello
Romney Brent	...	King Phillip III
Ann Rutherford	...	Donna Elena
Robert Warwick	...	Count de Polan
Jerry Austin	...	Don Sebastian
Douglas Kennedy	...	Don Rodrigo
Jean Shepherd	...	Donna Carlotta (as Jeanne Shepherd)
Mary Stuart	...	Catherine
Helen Westcott	...	Lady Diana
Fortunio Bonanova	...	Don Serafino
Aubrey Mather	...	Lord Chalmers
Una O'Connor	...	Duenna
Raymond Burr	...	Captain Alvarez
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barbara Bates	...	(uncredited)
Leon Belasco	...	Don de Cordoba (uncredited)
Monte Blue	...	Turnkey (uncredited)
David Bruce	...	Count D'Orsini (uncredited)
Doug Carlson	...	Man (uncredited)
Pedro de Cordoba	...	Pachecho (uncredited)
James Craven	...	Captain (uncredited)
Nora Eddington	...	Lady in the carriage (uncredited)
Penny Edwards	...	(uncredited)
Tim Huntley	...	Cecil (uncredited)
Kate Drain Lawson	...	(uncredited)
David Leonard	...	Innkeeper (uncredited)
Caren Marsh	...	(uncredited)
Nita Mathews	...	Court Lady (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson	...	(uncredited)
Harry Woods	...	Guard (uncredited)

Directed by
Vincent Sherman

Writing credits
Herbert Dalmas		(story)
George Oppenheimer		(writer) and
Harry Kurnitz		(writer)
William Faulkner		uncredited
Robert Florey		uncredited

Produced by
Jerry Wald	....	producer

Original Music by
Max Steiner

Cinematography by
Elwood Bredell

Film Editing by
Alan Crosland Jr.

Art Direction by
Edward Carrere

Set Decoration by
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Harry Platt		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Marjorie Best		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Perc Westmore	....	makeup artist
Cherie Banks	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Ward Hamilton	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Faye Hanlin	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Norman Pringle	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Robert J. Schiffer	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Frank Mattison	....	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Maybery	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
J. Leslie Asher	....	props (uncredited)
Harper Goff	....	set designer (uncredited)
Morris Goldman	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Everett A. Brown	....	sound

Special Effects by
John Crouse	....	special effects
William C. McGann	....	special effects director (as William McGann)

Stunts
Paul Baxley	....	stunt double: Robert Douglas (uncredited)
Sol Gorss	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Jock Mahoney	....	stunt double: Errol Flynn (uncredited)
Don Turner	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James Knott	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Lloyd MacLean	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Harold Noyes	....	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leah Rhodes	....	wardrobe
Travilla	....	wardrobe
Marjorie Best	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Roy Dumont	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Helen Goodman	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Rudy Harrington	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Mike Ryan	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Mitchell Kovaleski	....	associate color director: Technicolor

Music Department
Murray Cutter	....	orchestrator
Ray Heindorf	....	musical director (uncredited)

Other crew
Natalie Kalmus	....	technicolor color director
Maurice Murphy	....	dialogue director
Wandra Ramsey	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1948) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

The New Adventures of Don Juan (UK)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:G | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Lasky Mesa, West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

In "The Films of Errol Flynn," it was alleged that Errol Flynn's drinking necessitated a good deal of "shooting around" him, but on the DVD commentary director Vincent Sherman says that this only happened once.

Goofs:

Continuity: When talking to the ambassador, Don Juan's earring is on the right ear, whereas for the rest of the movie it's on the left.

Quotes:

Duke de Lorca: May I remind you, my dear fellow, that in a conflict one must choose a side. The middle ground is frequently the most dangerous.
Don Juan: I've been in the middle so many times, your grace... it doesn't disturb me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Il maestro di Don Giovanni (1954)

My second favorite movie of all

If you love swashbucklers, period movies, buddy movies, or Errol Flynn, you must love this movie. For swashbuckling, you have a series of wonderful fight scenes, each one convincing, each one a delight. For period movies, the costumes are excellent and the history just accurate enough to be useful, but not so accurate as to be dull. Flynn and Hale are perfectly matched foils here, with Hale getting some of the wittiest lines in the movie. And this is Flynn's perfect part, still ladykiller enough to carry off the love scenes, still fit enough to persuade as the great duellist. Watch it.