Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-02-19 | Page 11 | Errol Flynn Plans Jungle Search for Paul Redfern

ERROL FLYNN PLANS JUNGLE SEARCH FOR PAUL REDFERN ' Screen Actor 1 To Hunt Lost U. S. Birdman By WALLACE X. BAVVLES HOLLYWOOD, Feb. II INS Errol Flynn. movie star, disclosed today that hia projected vacation trip to Brazil would Include organisation organ-isation of an expedition to search for Paul Redfern, American aviator still believed by many to be alive somewhere In the dense Jungles along Brazil's northern border. - Redfern vanished In 127 during a flight from Brunswick, Ga., to Rio de Janeiro. Since then explorers emerging from the region In which Redfern' plan was last aeen frequently fre-quently have reported rumor the American flier was being held captive cap-tive by interior tribes. Flynn will leave Hollywood next Week on a long vacation. He will sail Immediately for London, visit his family in Belfast, Ireland, and sail for Brazil from Liverpool about May L "Savages are alike the world aver," Flynn said. "From my experiences ex-periences In the South seas I can readily believe that after Redfern' hip crashed he was rescued by na-tlees, na-tlees, wlicrweernf htm descend from the sky, believed him to be some sort of god. "Either he was crippled and could not escape, or tha natives will not permit him to go. "Of course, Redfern may be dead, but the etoriee which continue to come from South America have the ring of authenticity about them and I intend to look Into tha matter When I go to Brasil." Meanwhile, Flynn 1 compiling Information In-formation from alt possible sources about Redfern' disappearance. Flynn, prior to his recent entry Into pictures, spent years In the wild regions of New Guinea, Australia and Borneo. He was a member of the New Guinea constabulary and later prospected for gold. Flynn said that he definitely would return to pictures after his vacation and would not desert Hollywood Hol-lywood films, a often rumored.