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ERROL FLYNN
A sweeping full-length cape of russet wool, the high collar trimmed with sage green frogging, with matching tasselled cord fastenings, labelled Warner Bros. inscribed Date: 10.3.47, Prod: 691, Name: Errol Flynn, No: 2365 Double #3; and a sage green cotton wrapover jerkin, labelled as above No: 2363, 7- Doubles #3, by Leah Rhodes, William Travilla and Marjorie Best for the 1949 Warner film The Adventures of Don Juan. (2)

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The Adventures of Don Juan won the second Academy Award ever to be given for best costume design in a colour film. Errol Flynn was well known as a real-life Don Juan and his role in the film contained elements of self-spoofery. (See Thomas (Tony), Behlmer (Rudy) and McCarty (Clifford): Classic Film Scores for Errol Flynn).

The word Double inscribed on the label indicates that this costume was duplicated for the film, however the additional inscription of the star's name means that this was Errol Flynn's costume.

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