Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

Movie: Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

“Don Juan de Marana damages Spanish prestige in diplomatic circles with his indiscreet womanizing, but he attempts to rehabilitate his image after he meets the beautiful Queen Margaret, trapped in a loveless arranged marriage with the weak and feckless King Philip III. The Queen becomes the love of Don Juan’s life, and although she is obviously attracted to him, the relationship remains appropriately platonic. Becoming caught up in court intrigue, Don Juan uncovers a plot by the King’s minister, the ruthless Duke de Lorca, to become the power behind the throne. After de Lorca is exposed by Don Juan, he brazenly intimidates the cowardly king into compliance and threatens to execute the uncooperative queen. Helped by his friends, his servant Leporello, fencing master Don Serafino, and court jester Sebastian, Don Juan tries to foil the Duke’s evil machinations. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)”

• Director: Vincent Sherman
• Release Date:
  1 December 1948 (USA)
• Run Time:
  110 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Adventure , Romance

Tagline: History's Boldest Lover . . . Most Daring Swordsman ! !

Trivia: Besides footage from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) for Don Juan’s escape into the night - footage also from The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) was used for Don Juan’s entry into London. A ten year younger Errol Flynn can clearly be seen as Essex in the distant shots as he leads his entourage through London to the palace just as Don Juan is doing in the later film

Goofs: Continuity: When talking to the ambassador, Don Juan’s earring is on the right ear, whereas for the rest of the movie it’s on the left.