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- From: bole@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu (Greg Bole)
- Subject: Re: Movie legends
-
- In article <1992Jul1.203446.22549@leland.Stanford.EDU>,
- jon@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jon Corelis) writes:
-
- First of all Jon...great post! Thanks alot.
-
- > * The phrase "In like Flynn" originated as a coarse reference to
- > Errol Flynn's powers as a seducer.
-
- In November, 1942, Flynn was charged with statutory rape, arrested and
- brought to trial, then acquitted. He was charged with having sexual
- intercourse with two girls under the age of 18. (He was 33 at the time)
-
- According to "The Complete Films of Errol Flynn" (1969):
-
- "It was Flynn's belief that the Los Angeles district attorney had made
- him a scapegoat for Hollywood in order to discipline the film community."
-
- "He later admitted he had made an arrangement with a private aviator to
- fly him out of the country immediately had he not been acquitted."
-
- "Jerry Giesler (Flynn's ace lawyer) considered Flynn an excellent witness
- and thought that his gentlemanly demeanor throughout the trial had been an
- important factor."
-
- "A new phrase was added to the English language: 'In like Flynn'."
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