Gentleman Jim

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Gentleman Jim, 1942.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Gentleman Jim, 1942.

TCM's Saturday afternoon host Tiffany Vazquez introduces Gentleman Jim, 1942.

San Francisco bank clerk Errol Flynn (as Jim Corbett, title character) just got a raise, having expected to get fired for being seen at a boxing match, showing off for pal Walter (Jack Carson), Miss Ware (Alexis Smith, her first scene) and “Pop” (Alan Hale), early in Raoul Walsh’s Gentleman Jim, 1942.

Errol Flynn as title character Jim Corbett, still just a San Francisco local hero, stands by as Vicky Ware (Alexis Smith) meets the touring world champ Sullivan (Ward Bond), then tangles with her and her less virile boyfriend (John Loder), in Raoul Walsh’s fanciful bio-pic Gentleman Jim, 1942.

San Franciscan Errol Flynn (title character, Jim Corbett), cited by experts as among the most naturally gifted actors ever to play a fighter, squares off with Burke (Jack Foster) a former champ, Jack Carson, Alexis Smith, Alan Hale, Arthur Shields supporting, in Warner Bros.’ Gentleman Jim, 1942.

Still schmoozing affluent Miss Ware (Alexis Smith), who’s agreed to show handsome hustler Errol Flynn (title character) San Francisco’s Olympic Club, in the gym meets the judge (Wallis Clark) whom he did a favor, and Brit expert Watson (Rhys Williams), in the bio-pic Gentleman Jim, 1942.

Errol Flynn stars in Gentleman Jim (1942), the fanciful biography of 19th-Century boxing champion Jim Corbett, directed by Raoul Walsh.