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((Short description|1951 film by Robert Florey))
((more citations needed|date=January 2024))
((Infobox film
| name           = Adventures of Captain Fabian
| image          =Adventures of Captain Fabian - Poster.jpg
 
| caption        = 1951 theatrical poster
| director       = [[William Marshall (bandleader)|William Marshall]]<br>'''Uncredited:'''<br>[[Robert Florey]]
| producer       = [[Robert Dorfmann]]
| based_on = ''Fabulous Ann Madlock'' by [[Robert T. Shannon]]
| writer         = Errol Flynn
| starring       = [[Errol Flynn]]<br>[[Micheline Presle]]<br>[[Vincent Price]]<br>[[Agnes Moorehead]]<br>[[Victor Francen]]
| music          = [[René Cloërec]]
| cinematography = [[Marcel Grignon]]
| editing        = [[Henri Taverna]]
| studio           = [[Les Films Corona]]<br>Silver Films
| distributor    = [[Republic Pictures]]
| released       = ((film date|1951|10|06|United States))
| runtime        = 100 minutes 
| country        = United States
| language       = English 
| budget         =
|gross = 1,505,518 admissions (France)<ref name="box">[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=fr&u=http://www.boxofficestory.com/france-1951-c22734225/2&usg=ALkJrhjfv-xLd5EIeKNZywzOBxZ_Da7qeg 1951 Box Office Figures] at Box Office Story</ref>
))

'''''Adventures of Captain Fabian''''' or '''''Adventure in New Orleans''''' is a 1951 American [[adventure film]] directed by [[William Marshall (bandleader)|William Marshall]] and starring [[Errol Flynn]], [[Micheline Presle]], [[Vincent Price]], [[Agnes Moorehead]] and [[Victor Francen]].

==Plot==

George Brissac owns a large country mansion in old [[New Orleans]] in 1860. He is engaged but is having an affair with a French Creole girl Lea, a maid in his household who has a gypsy aunt, Jezebel. George stands to inherit the estate from his childless uncle as long he keeps out of trouble. One day when he is out the maid throws a huge party in his house and everyone gets drunk. One male admirer is rebuffed. When George returns he kisses her and angers her admirer. A fight ensues and George is briefly knocked out. The admirer tries to kiss the girl and she hits him repeatedly on the head with George's cane and kills him. George decides to fabricate a story to keep out of any blame, and lies when the girl goes on trial for murder.

Meanwhile Captain Fabian returns to port. Although having no link to the events he goes to the trial having been told enough of the story to see a plot. He stops the trial and gets the judge to release the girl into his care. He buys a local bar. His overall aim seems to be to clear the name of his father who was a merchant who went bankrupt in the town.

Captain Fabian appears to also like Lea but is restrained in his actions.

However, Brissac also kills his own uncle when the uncle finds him kissing the maid. Despite his poor treatment of her she demands he marry her to keep her silence. When George's fiancee arrives with her family she is informed of the new arrangement. She says she will wait until he comes to his senses.

After marriage to Lea George cools in his desire and feels tricked into the marriage. New Orleans society is also shunning him. As they are the only witnesses to the uncle's murder they plan just to be wholly silent on the issue.

Ever the temptress Lea goes to Fabian's ship. He sees her for what she is but yields and kisses her in a strong embrace and says he loves her. When she asks him to take her away he reminds her she is now married...

George, sensing something wrong with Lea, reports his uncle's disappearance to the police, even though this will result in the finding of the uncle's grave on the estate at some point. However George has buried an inscribed pocket watch bearing Fabian's name with the body. When this is found the police jump to the conclusion which George wants. He knows Lea cannot tell the truth without implicating herself. Lea and George each now want to kill the other.

The police arrest Fabian in his bar. But Fabian is very popular in the local community. Fabian knows that Brissac is the likely murderer and realizes why he married Lea. Lea holds the key to which one is hanged.

George hires a local crook to [[lynching|lynch]] Fabian and make it look like community justice. He gives the man the key to his warehouse of rum. Aunt Jezebel and Fabian's crew plan to save him. They release him and the two rival groups escape through the catacombs down to the docks where a huge brawl begins. The mob torch Fabian's ship as it tries to raise sail.

Fabian and Brissac end up fighting under the water. Fabian wins but his ship is destroyed. His cargo of gunpowder explodes and the main mast fall crushing Lea on the dockside. She says Fabian's name as she dies in his arms.

==Cast==
* [[Errol Flynn]] as Captain Fabian
* [[Micheline Presle]] as Lea Mariotte 
* [[Vincent Price]] as George Brissac
* [[Agnes Moorehead]] as Aunt Jezebel
* [[Victor Francen]] as Henri Brissac, George's uncle
* [[Jim Gérald]] as Police Commissioner Germain
* [[Héléna Manson]] as Josephine
* [[Howard Vernon]] as Emile
* [[Roger Blin]] as Philippe

==Production==
As with many later Flynn features, the tangled production history is arguably more interesting:  Marshall, the co-producer and husband of [[Micheline Presle]], began shooting in France with no experience as a director and without realizing that French law required a parallel French-language version.  [[Robert Florey]], who had directed Flynn in his last bit part in 1935, was hired as an uncredited "consultant".  The same year Marshall and Flynn also produced the unreleased ''[[Hello God]]''.

The film was originally known as ''The Bargain'' and was based on a script by Errol Flynn himself. Flynn entered into a multi-picture deal with William Marshall to produce the film, among others, in July 1949.<ref>((Cite news|title=James Mitchell Wins Musical Role at Metro; Pal Turns to Realism|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Dec 13, 1949|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=B7))</ref><ref>((Cite news|title=Errol Flynn Treasure Turns Up|author=Parsons, Louella.|date=Feb 18, 1960|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|page=C27))</ref> It was to be produced independently with a distributor sought later.<ref>((Cite news|title=FLYNN TO APPEAR IN HIS OWN MOVIE: Will Produce 'Bargain' With Co-Author, William Marshall, in France This Summer Of Local Origin|author=THOMAS F. BRADY|date=Jan 7, 1950|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|page=20))</ref> Micheline Presle was borrowed from [[20th Century Fox]] to play the female lead.<ref>((cite news|title=Looking at Hollywood|authorlink1=Hedda Hopper |last1=Hopper |first1=Hedda|newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|date=Dec 28, 1949|page=19))</ref> [[Gérard Philipe]] was to be in the cast but did not appear in the end.<ref>((Cite news|author=HEDDA HOPPER|title=Deborah Kerr Will Star in 'Ivanhoe'|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=Dec 28, 1949|page=8))</ref> (Presle and Marshall later married.<ref>((cite news|title=Smooth voice of Poverty Row|author=Marshall, William|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London (UK)|date=25 June 1994|page=28))</ref>)

At one stage the film was also known as ''Bloodline'' and ''New Orleans Adventure''.<ref>((Cite news|title=Trevor Howard Signed for Allen Film; Ladd Again Hero of Outdoors|last1=Schallert |first1=Edwin|date=Sep 27, 1950|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=19))</ref> Filming started on July 15, 1950 in Paris under the title of ''The Bargain''. Exteriors representing New Orleans were recreated in the city of [[Villefranche-sur-Mer|Villefranche]] with studio scenes shot at the [[Victorine Studios]] in [[Nice]] and the [[Billancourt Studios]] in Paris.

The film was meant to be shot in French and English versions but Marshall persuaded the French government to allow it to be made in English only. Robert Florey started the English production but not long after shooting began Marshall took over.<ref name="films">Tony Thomas, Rudy Behlmer & Clifford McCarty, ''The Films of Errol Flynn'', [[Citadel Press]], 1969 p 174-175</ref>

Under Errol Flynn's contract with [[Warner Bros]], he was allowed to make one "outside" film a year until 1962, provided it had a major distributor. Flynn later claimed that during filming, William Marshall "secretly" committed the film to being released by [[Republic Pictures]], one of the smaller studios. Both Warner Bros and MGM, who had films starring Flynn awaiting release, were unhappy with this. Flynn worried that Warner Bros would use this as an excuse to cancel their contract with him on the basis that Republic was not a major. On 18 December 1950 he filed suit in the [[Los Angeles Superior Court]] asking them to stop Republic from releasing the film and to stop Warner Bros from cancelling the contract until the court could determine that Republic was a "major" distributor.<ref name="bargain">((Cite news|title=HOLLYWOOD UNREST: Refusal of Cost-of-Living Wage Increase Draws Union Fire--Other Studio Items No Rebuttal Question Slightly Involved Wash Day FROM FRANCE|author=THOMAS F. BRADY.|date=Dec 24, 1950|work=New York Times|page=43))</ref><ref>((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/12/19/archives/errol-flynn-sues-over-film-release-wants-picture-he-made-with.html|title=ERROL FLYNN SUES OVER FILM RELEASE: Wants Picture He Made With William Marshall Abroad Handled by Major Studio|author=THOMAS F. BRADY|newspaper=New York Times|date=Dec 19, 1950|page=48))</ref>

==Release==
===Box Office===
The film was reasonably successful  at the box office in France.<ref name="box"/>

===Critical reception===
The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said that the film "is much in need of both editing and shortening. It will draw approval for the colourfulness of its settings and interesting costuming. The audience seemed to enjoy it though there was a tendency towards laughter for scenes not especially designed for comedy... One cannot conclude that this picture in its present shape hangs together satisfactorily."<ref>((Cite news|title=Prelle Best in 'Fabian'; 'Sea Hornet' Creditable|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Sep 22, 1951|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=A7))</ref>

''Filmink'' magazine wrote that " It's not a terribly accomplished screenplay – it constantly changes protagonists, not in an interesting way... and is confusing – but at least it has ambition" adding that "the quality of the cast is high" and "there's always something happening on screen, the production values are decent (costumes, sets), and its ambition is endearing. "<ref>((cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=[[Filmink]]|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/films-errol-flynn-5/|title=The Films of Errol Flynn: Part 5 – On the Bum, 1950–1955 |date=November 30, 2019))</ref>

==Proposed sequels==
The movie was meant to be the first of two films from Flynn and Marshall, the second which was to be ''The Man Who Cried'', a psychological thriller about the perfect crime set over a four-hour period, but this wasn't made due to a dispute between Marshall and Flynn over ''Hello God''.<ref>((Cite news|title=Drama: Crime Thriller Slated for Flynn; Cobb Deal Looms for Wexley Film|author=Schallert, Edwin|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 11, 1950|page=A15))</ref><ref>((cite news|title=GROWING CONCERN: Hollywood Reacts Uneasily to Red Probe Findings--Flynn and Marshall Feud Reaction Disgruntled Partners Mayer and TV HOUR OF RECKONING IN THE OLD SOUTH|authorlink1=Thomas F. Brady|first1=Thomas F. |last1=Brady|date=Apr 22, 1951|newspaper=New York Times|page=97))</ref>

==Lawsuits==
In November 1951, Charles Gross, an associate of Flynn's, sued claiming payments due for working on the screenplay.<ref name="films"/>

In January 1952, Flynn asked a court to formally end the partnership with Marshall.<ref>((Cite news|title=Errol Flynn Asks Court to End Film Partnership|date=Jan 18, 1952|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=A7))</ref>

In 1954, [[Vincent Price]] sued Flynn and Marshall for $15,000 in unpaid wages, claiming he had been promised a fee of $35,000. A court awarded in his favour in 1957.<ref>((Cite news|title=FAULKNER NOVEL BOUGHT FOR FILM: Jerry Wald Will Produce 'The Long Hot Summer,' Based on 'The Hamlet'|authorlink=Thomas M. Pryor |first1=Thomas M. |last1=Pryor|date=Mar 15, 1957|newspaper=New York Times|page=21))</ref>

==References==
((reflist))

== External links ==
* ((IMDb title|id=0043264))
* [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/66657/Adventures-of-Captain-Fabian/ Turner Classic Movies page]
*[https://archive.org/stream/variety184-1951-09-26#page/n5/mode/1up/search/'pine-thomas Review of film] at ''Variety''
((Robert Florey))

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