The Theatre of Romance is an odd title for a radio show – a half hour version of the famous boxing biopic would seem better suited for Lux or Screen Directors Playhouse. Still, here’s Errol Flynn reprising that actor’s favourite big screen role.
Errol is good value but the adaptation really isn’t that much; it lacks the atmosphere and humour of the film, and the boxing sequences and period detail are badly missed. The introduction refers to this being a rare radio appearance by Errol, which I guess it was in the mid 40s, although he acted in plenty of radio in the late 30s.
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