FARRELL QUINN
Created by Guy Hoyle (c) 2006

Description
This handsome, devil-may-care hero of Hollywood’s most exciting swashbucklers, who likes his whiskey old and his women young, is also a spy on the Hollywood underworld working for the US Government.

Cliches
Hard-drinking Hollywood swashbuckler with an eye for the ladies(6)
Trouble-making scoundrel with a penchant for excitement (4)
Reluctant secret agent for the US Government(2)

Hooks
Obsessed with women and booze; plagued by lawyers and jealous husbands; spying on Hollywood underworld for the US Government

Tale
After being kicked out of several respectable Australian schools, Farrell Quinn was headed for trouble. A series of steady jobs proved to be anything but steady, and the natural athlete found himself just a few short steps ahead of persistent lawmen and jealous husbands. After a series of adventures, such as prospecting for gold, sailing around the world, and fighting for Irish independence, he eventually found himself in Hollywood, where he was “discovered” after a few small roles in minor films. The charismatic Australian found a niche for himself as a leading man in larger-than-life romantic adventures such as “Trouble in Tortuga”, “The Queen’s Highwayman”, “Blood on the Sails”, “Duel in Damascus”, “Aces and Angels”, and any other movie which called for dashing good looks, a natural athletic gift, and suave sophistication. His drinking and debauchery are as legendary as his stamina. His adventures on the screen also frequently lead to adventures in real life, as when he stopped a Communist plot to infiltrate Hollywood, or his role in capturing the notorious mob boss Vittorio “The Gladiator” Galliatore in a duel that was captured on film on the set of the Roman-era epic, “Burning Eagles”. This didn’t go unnoticed by the US Government, which offered to “ignore” his staggering income tax debt as long as he acted as a secret government agent. Faced with the choice of working for Uncle Sam or being deported, Quinn decided that he couldn’t disappoint his fans by depriving them of his movies.