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  Doctor Syn
Doctor Syn is the smuggler hero of a series of novels by Russell Thorndike[?].
At night the respectable Dr Syn became 'The Scarecrow', the feared head of the smugglers.
A film was made of Dr Syn's exploits by Walt Disney in the early 1960s.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/do/Doctor_Syn.html   (133 words)

  
 The Peculiar Dr. Syn
Doctor Syn series: After his wife is kidnapped by pirates, an English cleric takes to the high seas in pursuit of them.
Syn, fearing for the life of his friend and others, decides to bring the ragtag group of smugglers together by becoming their masked leader, The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh.
"DOCTOR SYN was reportedly conceived when Thorndike stayed up with his sister Sybil (later Dame Sybil), both of them actors, one night after they'd seen the body of a shooting victim in the street outside the theater where they'd both been rehearsing THE TEMPEST.
members.tripod.com /STAR_CONVOY/syn.html   (542 words)

  
 The Life and Times of Doctor Syn
Doctor Syn is one of the most interesting and unusual figures of the 18th Century.
Syn was a brilliant scholar and rousing preacher as well as being one of the finest swordsmen, riders, and seamen in all of England.
Syn emerges from the wilderness and learns that Tappitt has become a whaler and has taken Imogene and the boy on a voyage with him.
www.pjfarmer.com /woldnewton/Syn.htm   (2137 words)

  
 Doctor Syn
Doctor Syn on the High Seas (1936?) "recounts the early life of this brilliant young Oxford scholar, who throws away the Bible for the sword in his mad quest for vengeance.
Doctor Syn Returns (1935): "Doctor Syn is wrecked in Dymchurch Bay, sole survivor of a burning brig.
Syn, however, remains loyal to his King and assists in the destruction of a French privateer in the Channel.
homepages.tesco.net /~davyo/drsynbooks.htm   (1581 words)

  
 The Reverend Dr Syn, the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
History: "Doctor Christopher Syn is one of the most interesting and unusual figures of the 18th Century.
By day Dr. Syn was a respectable vicar, by night he was the 'Scarecrow', the much feared and admired head of the smugglers.
However the first one, called "Doctor Syn", was produced in 1937 and starred George Arliss and Margaret Lockwood and another was released in 1962 by Hammer Horror called "Captain Clegg" or in the US "Night Creatures" starring Peter Cushing.
www.internationalhero.co.uk /s/syn.htm   (889 words)

  
 Dr Syn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Doctor Syn was written by Arthur Russell Thorndike in 1915.
Although Syn had previously outwitted the excise men, as would be chronicled in later books, he finally meets his match as his pirating past finally caught up with him in the sagas conclusion.
Syn adopts the disguise of a scarecrow and saves the necks of all those involved and then finds himself elected as their leader.
www.mysterylist.com /drsyn.html   (4461 words)

  
 Doctor Syn on the High Seas
In a few moments, however, Doctor Syn managed to calm their fears, assuring them that he would see to their protection, and as soon as all was quiet he confronted the Squire, and spoke clearly enough for all to hear.
Doctor Syn, you are welcome at Iffley for as long as these ladies will honour me with their presence.” Doctor Syn was about to reply, but Imogene interrupted him with a gesture.
He recognized Doctor Syn immediately, and after hearing that their errand was in the quest of revenge, was at once eager not only to help, but to take an active part in the affair.
jordanna.net /fan/syn/books/highseas.htm   (22102 words)

  
 Dymchurch Online | Dymchurch Romney Marsh Kent
The book "Doctor Syn" tells the story of the vicar of Dymchurch at the turn of the 18th century.
While Walt Disney were writing the script for Doctor Syn, they discovered that Hammer Films (famous for their horror movies) were embarking upon a rewrite of the original 1937 film.
Peter Cushing starred as "Syn" but the character was later renamed "Blyss" due to legal intervention by Walt Disney who claimed the rights to the Doctor Syn name.
www.dymchurchonline.com /doctor_syn/index.php   (651 words)

  
 Doctor Syn : Clergyman, Smuggler, Pirate, Missionary, Duellist
By day, Doctor Syn was the respected vicar of Dymchurch and by night "The Scarecrow", the leader of the smugglers on Romney Marsh in the last decades of the 18th century.
Doctor Syn duelling (Blade) or tricking his opponents (Magician) either of which would allow him to be the General also.
I have not given a separate classification for Mipps, Doctor Syn's henchman, expecting him to be based with his master, whether as a Ship's Carpenter to Captain Clegg, sexton to Doctor Syn or Hellspite, 2nd in command of the Night Riders, with the Scarecrow.
www.btinternet.com /~alan.catherine/wargames/drsyn.htm   (689 words)

  
 Regent News
According to Regent University professor and executive producer of “Syn,” Andrew Quicke, the film’s $32,000 budget is the largest budget of any student film produced at Regent.
Because “Syn” used a student crew and Regent’s equipment and facilities, the budget was only a fraction of what the film would have cost commercially.
Chavda is honored to be one of the first to use Regent’s new facilities for a student film and hopes “Syn” is only the first of a long line of dreams fulfilled by fledgling filmmakers in the new Communication and Performing Arts Center.
www.regent.edu /news/syn.html   (964 words)

  
 Doctor Syn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn is the smuggler hero of a series of novels by Russell Thorndike.
Christopher Syn was a brilliant scholar who also possessed many swashbuckling skills such as riding, fencing, and seamanship.
Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh (1915)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doctor_Syn   (722 words)

  
 Fictionwise eBooks: Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh by Russell Thorndike
The other is Doctor Syn, their genial, kindly, well-loved vicar, incongruously known to break into ungodly refrains from the favorite song of the redoubtable Captain Clegg, the notorious pirate at whose hanging he officiated.
The Doctor never chose solemn ones, or, if he did, it made no odds, for just the same were they bellowed like a chanty, and it was with a long-drawn note of regret that the choir drawled out the final amen.
Doctor Syn would take some minutes changing his fl gown for his cloth surcoat; besides, there was the collection to be counted and entered into the book, and a few words of parochial business with the sexton.
www.fictionwise.com /ebooks/eBook27091.htm   (2054 words)

  
 Nightriders: The Doctor Syn Fanlisting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In 18th-century England, the notorious pirate Captain Clegg returns to his native village of Dymchurch, to live a peaceful life as the humble vicar Doctor Syn.
Yet a new chapter in his adventures is soon begun, for when his people are in need, Syn assumes the guise of the Scarecrow—the fearsome leader of the Romney Marsh smugglers.
Although little-known today, the seven novels in the Doctor Syn series are classic tales of swashbuckling excitement, filled with drama and humor.
jordanna.net /fan/syn   (132 words)

  
 Internet Archive: Details: Dr Syn; A Smuggler Tale of the Romney Marsh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This is the first in the series of Doctor Syn novels by Russell Thorndike.
In this story we are introduced to the complex Christopher Syn, the kindly vicar of the little town of Dymchurch.
Syn seems pleasant but we soon learn that he has a sinister past.
www.archive.org /details/Dr_Syn   (261 words)

  
 Jimmie Bone website, Dr Syn legend, Romney Marsh inspired music, reality and myth, art,song,Dr. Syn history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Syn alias the scarecrow, Dr syn pirate and romantic.
Gangs of smugglers roaming the Romney Marsh by the moonlight, organised by Dr. syn himself, dressed as the terrifying Scarecrow on his fearsome fl horse.
Syn, alias the Scarecrow, was never to be crossed, those who did would pay a heavy price with their life as the smugglers dealt out their own form of justice.
www.jimmiebone.com   (776 words)

  
 Dr. Syn | Smugglers Art | Dr Syn | Romney Marsh | Smuggling | Paintings | Merchandise | Military Book Store | ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Dr Syn By night, feared 'Scarecrow' and leader of the smugglers and smuggling gangs of Romney Marsh.
The Doctor Syn Stories capture the imagination of young and old alike.
Syn would often be flanked by his two trusted right hand men in the form of Sexton Mipps and Jimmie Bone, the infamous highwayman Please visit this website often for all things Dr syn and a non corporate view of our favourite hero, the one and only...
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 Nexus MP3 Hardware :: Dr. Syn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Doctor Syn, A Smuggler Tale of the Romney Marsh
Syn is a retired pirate the world believes to have been hanged.
Syn gives his smuggling profits for a new schoolhouse and for the town's poor.
www.bigg.net /mp3/hardware/6303250750/Dr__Syn.html   (735 words)

  
 Britain.tv Wikipedia - Syn
Doctor Syn character in novels by Russell Thorndike
The Syn — a band founded by bassist Chris Squire of Yes
SYN — "Student Youth Network", a community radio station in Melbourne, Australia.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Syn   (124 words)

  
 The 1780s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The apperance of Dr. Syn (The Scarecrow) in this picture seems to be patterned after the pulp character The Shadow, created by Walter B. Gibson, in particular, the crossed guns pose is common for the Shadow.
My copy of Doctor Syn which I purchased from Amazon.com is missing page 51, so I created the missing page here, in Word and pdf.
Philip Larkin has rightly pointed out that Dr. Syn could be any age underneath his mask, and he is undoubtedly a brilliant tactician, so there is no need for his to be rejuvenated, but my own hope is that if everyone else is getting a bit younger he should too.
www.comp.dit.ie /dgordon/League/OtherLeagues/1780s/1780League.html   (904 words)

  
 Movie Info for Doctor Syn on MSN Movies
But Arliss never backed down from an acting challenge in all his 50 years of stage and screen work; if he wanted to play a pirate, he'd by gum play a pirate and have the audience firmly on his side all the way through (it turned out to be his final movie appearance).
The film begins with the supposed death of the notorious Dr. Syn, then flashes forward to the coastal village of Dymchurch, where the kindly vicar (Arliss) is actually the allegedly deceased buccaneer, still operating his smuggling activities.
Syn was remade with Christopher Lee as Captain Clegg (aka Night Creatures) in 1962, then by Disney that same year as Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, with Patrick McGoohan as a considerably cleaned-up Syn.
entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=62002   (197 words)

  
 Doctor Syn (1937)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
At night men dress in the eerie garb of the 'marsh phantoms', and take their orders from the sinister Scarecrow.
Why does the village parson, Doctor Syn, react so violently to the presence of the mulatto?
George Arliss plays Doctor Syn in this, his last film.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0028807   (436 words)

  
 Dr.Syn, Romney Marsh, The Land Of Syn, Terry Anthony
When night falls, the flness and the isolated cry of the Curlew beckon in a most ominous and spooky feeling, and it is easy to understand why so many tales abound of ghosts and ghouls and the supernatural.
It was against this background that the author Russell Thorndike created his famous Dr. Syn novels.
Set in the latter part of the 18th Century when the old smuggling gangs were prevalent in the area, the books tell the story of Christopher Syn - a legend of his time; a man of myth and majestic romance, daring and cunning.
www.jayl.demon.co.uk /landofsy.htm   (436 words)

  
 TERRY ANTHONY PAINTINGS - THE SCARECROW OF ROMNEY MARSH | Dr Syn Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh | Paintings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Syn novels were created by author Russell Thorndike.
Jimmie Bone was the highwayman of the Dr. Syn novels created by author Russell Thorndike.
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 Doctor Syn - Russell Thorndike - Mobipocket eBook
But Syn is more than a name, for the good divine is in reality the infamous pirate, Captain Clegg, believed to have been hanged ten years earlier.
Only now, when he rides, Dr. Syn rides for good - using the gold he earns as a smuggler to ease the burdens of the villagers, who have been taxed into poverty by the King to support his lavish lifestyle.
Filmed in the 1930's with George Arliss as Dr. Syn, and in the 1960's as The Night Creatures (AKA Captain Clegg) with Peter Cushing in the title role, this hard-to-find book is a must-read for anyone who ever trilled to the adventures of The Scarlet Pimpernel, Zorro and Captain Blood.
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 Doctor Syn
These pages are devoted to one of the best-known residents of Dymchurch: the fictional parson, Doctor Syn.
He was once the notorious pirate Captain Clegg and went on to lead a secret life as the Scarecrow, leader of a gang of Romney Marsh smugglers.
This list exists for the discussion of all aspects of the books, films and other material featuring Doctor Syn.
homepages.tesco.net /~davyo/drsyn.htm   (211 words)

  
 SYNVISC: An Osteoarthritis Resource for Patients and Health Care Professionals
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 Classic horror movies: DO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This typifies Germany's cinema output while in the grip of post World War I depression, but this particular film is one of the best brooding master criminal thrillers of the time.
The evil doctor has designed a special metal arm to attatch to himself and a goopy batch of synthetic flesh allowing him to disguise himself and throttle his victims with ease.
Mad Doctor Manetta, (Banks), a descendant of the Spanish Inquisitors, experiments in his under ground torture chamber with an Iron Maiden and other horrific devices to use on the heiress, (Palmer), he has kidnapped in an attempt to gain her wealth that lies hidden in the family vault.
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