Cuban Rebel Girls

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cuban Rebel Girls

Advertising Poster for Cuban Rebel Girls
Directed by Barry Mahon
Written by Errol Flynn
Starring Beverly Aadland
Jackie Jackler
Marie Edmund
Errol Flynn
Distributed by Joseph Brenner Associtates
Release dates December 1959[1]
Running time 68 mins
Country USA
Language English

Cuban Rebel Girls is a 1959 semi-dramatic documentary b-movie, notable solely for being the last on-screen performance of Errol Flynn.

It was written and narrated by Flynn, who was sympathetic at that time to the Communist revolution being led by Fidel Castro in Cuba. The film consists of a drama about a group of young American volunteers helping in the fight against the Government of Fulgencio Batista, with Flynn appearing in a few scenes as a commentator & reporter. It is filmed in black and white with a screen time of 68 minutes. It co-starred Beverly Aadland, then Flynn's girlfriend.

Production notes

  • Also known as Assault of the Rebel Girls.
  • In opening credits: Our thanks to the New Army of Cuba, whose help in creating this picture was invaluable.
  • Available on DVD (2011).

References

  1. "Article 4 -- No Title" Weiler, A H. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 26 Dec 1959: 7.
  • Flynn, E. My Wicked, Wicked Ways. G.P. Putnam’s Sons 1959, Pan Books 1961 in association with William Heinemann Ltd, 5th Printing 1979.
  • Thomas, T., Behlmer, R. & McCarty, C. The Films of Errol Flynn. Citadel Press. 1969.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.