![]() ![]() ''YES,'' ADMITS Regehr, ''the movie does dribble away. His later years are summed up in a voice-over commentary. The movie all but finishes after Flynn`s statutory rape acquittal. He was courted by the rich and famous and he loved it all, as the three-hour CBS movie shows in quite stylish form. By his own account, he ''earned $7 million for brandishing a sword, riding a horse and screaming `charge!` '' He made seven movies with Olivia de Havilland. ''Wicked Ways'' does well with Flynn`s time at the top. ![]() ![]() He was 26 and had a contract for $125 a week and a reputation for drinking and fighting. He arrived in Hollywood with fiery French actress Lili Damita, whom he met on the boat back across the Atlantic. Determined to become an actor, he went to Liverpool and appeared on stage. He worked as a newspaper columnist, copra trader and fisherman. He shipped as a cook to New Guinea, trailing a gold rush. He never forgave her, but he managed in succeeding years to live a life that is still a legend in the South Seas. He ran away from boarding school when his mother made him stay there over school holidays. His mother and father were cruising on a marine biological study. IN REAL life, this complicated character was born in Tasmania. ![]()
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