Errol Flynn made 57 or 58 movies during his career. He made about 10 television appearances that still exist in various available archives.
Roughly 30-32 of his movies are currently available on DVD. Another 8-9 movies are available on 1980s era VHS tapes. One movie (Murder at Monte Carlo, 1934) is currently listed as a "lost movie" , which means that even the studio can't find a print of it, and no prints of it may exist. A few films I thought weren't available (eg - The Big Boodle) which I thought weren't available on DVD or HVS are, apparently, available online for a fee (uggh).
So I guess this requires some more planning. First, I'll watch all those Errol movies that I can for free, either on TCM, other channels, or what I have on disc. Which, it turns out, is one more than I thought. I knew I had a DVD of Objective Burma (my all-time favorite Errol film). Then, it turns out, though I had forgotten, that I had a copy of The Adventures of Don Juan on, yep, VCD with Korean subtitles. Zowie. Right now, Fight Club is on. After that, Don Juan. Five down, who knows how many to go.
Live TV appearances - in 1957 he appeared on "What's My Line" as a contestant. Poorly and amateurishly shielding his voice, he was found out in the end. Interestingly, what gave him away was the question: "Have you ever been a panelist on this show?". It seems that his 1957 appearance as a contestant is still around, but his earlier appearance as a panelist may be lost. Interestingly, what gave him away was the question "Are you married?", which resulted in the audience laughing excessively. Ah, so Errol.
The clip from the "What's My Line" episode is below"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1DLcdpeFrM
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