 William Keighley (qv) had directed Errol Flynn (I) (qv) the year  before in _Prince and the Pauper, The (1937)_ (qv), which had turned  out well for Warner Brothers. The studio had high hopes for this  second teaming, but upon viewing the dailies coming in from the  location shoot in Chico, California, they found the action scenes to  be lacking in vigor and excitement. Michael Curtiz (qv), who had  effectively made Flynn a star with his agile handling of the actor  in _Captain Blood (1935)_ (qv) and cemented his reputation as a  swashbuckling hero in  _Charge of the Light Brigade, The (1936)_ (qv), was brought in to  complete the picture. Consequently when Keighley returned to  Hollywood from Chico, he found himself out of a job. Ironically,  Keighley and Flynn got along quite well, but Curtiz and Flynn  despised each other.