Fun romanticized costume drama based on history like I,Claudius,dealing with that entertaining human pursuit,Power. Ms. Davis and Mr. Flynn on screen actions may have mirrored their off screen relations, but this film makes it all look good. Some have said that Mr. Flynn was in over his head acting wise but I say he was perfect for the role. The historical Lord Essex lost his head because he was over matched by Elizabeth I and his palace rivals. At least Flynn didn't come across as stupid like the actor who portrayed Essex in the later Elizabeth I bio starring Glenda Jackson on PBS many,many,moonets ago( Sonnets-moonets get it? Oh, sorry) Flynn would get his revenge on Henry Daniel in the Sea Hawk,would win Olivia, and would be one of the few major male stars to still make Kevin Costner look like an idiot in his swashbuckler attempt. One more thing; Mr. Areinoff I think if Errol Flynn had played Rhett Butler Scarlett,Melanie,Mammy,the twins and Ashley Wilkes would've had the hots for him. His sign off line to Scarlett would've resonated even more. According to rumors in the original film Ashley and Rhett went off together and opened a boutique in Savannah.