The show was produced by Flynn's goddaughter, Doris Keating, who declared her intention to offer a valentine to her godfather. In dealing with Flynn's first seven years in Hollywood, the film's producers have probably served up the most savory portion of his memoir.
He had to live up to his own legend, and that was difficult to do. He was always perplexed and surprised to find that someone could be hurt as a result of what he did. "He was a guy who never looked before he leaped. "He was not a great actor, but there's an indefinable spirit that came across - that was him. "I also spoke with a few people who knew him and I watched his films," he said. Regehr relied on the book, a fake mustache and a walk he copied from Flynn's film "Gentleman Jim" to help him tailor his part. The three-hour film is based on Flynn's autobiography, published after he died in 1959 at age 50, a book that surprised some critics by being racy, readable and frank. He was a man of elegance, charm and wit and had a sense of humor. "He's a legend and you can get into trouble if you try to puppet him. "I set out with the idea of doing an interpretation rather than imitating or mimicking Flynn," said Regehr.
The story focuses on Flynn's early years in Hollywood, from 1935 to '43, when he established himself as one of the most magnetic male sex symbols American film has ever produced. Monday night CBS will offer an ode to swashbuckling in the form of "My Wicked, Wicked Ways. "I enjoy swashbuckling roles," he said in a voice that resembles Flynn's. Born in Canada, Regehr has been in Hollywood only since 1981 - long enough to appear in productions such as the TV series "V," "The Blue and the Gray" miniseries, "Wizards and Warriors" and "The Last Days of Pompeii," in which he played a gladiator. Which was fine, since the producers wanted a face that was both fresh and familiar - fresh to the American television audience but familiar in its resemblance to Flynn's. The story out of Hollywood is that they sorted through more than 400 r,esum,es looking for someone to play Errol Flynn.
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