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Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. credits [1915-34] on Internet Movie Database
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Douglas Fairbanks received a posthumous Commemorative Honorary Oscar in 1940 He also received
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Movies of Douglas Fairbanks
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Douglas Fairbanks clips & shorts are featured on 1961 & 1963 volumes of
Robert G. Youngson's "Kings of Comedy Collection" documentaries
"The Golden Age of Comedy" [D.C.A. Dec 1957]
"When Comedy Was King" [Fox March 1960]
"Days of Thrills and Laughter" [Fox March 1961]
"30 Years of Fun" [Fox Feb 1963]
these & other Douglas Fairbanks content are available on
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| "Douglas Fairbanks Collection" DVD Box Set [2004]
Kino Video b&w DVD box set [2/2004] 5 disks for $89.99 contains "The Mark of Zorro" [1920] directed by Fred Niblo, with Noah Beery, Sr.; "The Three Musketeers" [1921] directed by Fred Niblo; "Robin Hood" [1922] directed by Allan Dwan, with Wallace Beery & Alan Hale, Sr.; "The Thief of Bagdad" [1924] directed by Raoul Walsh, with Anna May Wong; "Don Q, Son of Zorro" [1924] with Mary Astor; and "The Black Pirate" [1926] with Billie Dove & Donald Crisp; extras include, outtakes, commentary, home movies, "The Making of ..." & other featurettes |
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"Douglas Fairbanks: A Modern Musketeer" DVD Box Set [2008]
Flicker Alley b&w DVD set [12/2008] 5 disks for $80.99 contains 8 silent feature films, 1 featurette & 1 short film: "His Picture In The Papers" [1916] with Erich von Stroheim; "The Mystery of The Leaping Fish" [1916 short] with Bessie Love; "Flirting With Fate" [1916] with George Beranger; "The Matrimaniac" [1916] with Constance Talmadge; "Wild and Woolly" [1917 Western feature] with Eileen Percy; "Reaching For The Moon" [1917] with Eileen Percy; "When The Clouds Roll By" [1919] with Herbert Grimwood; "The Molly-coddle" [1920 featurette] with Wallace Beery; "The Mark of Zorro" [1920] with Noah Beery Sr. & Marguerite De La Motte; "The Nut" [1921] with Marguerite De La Motte |
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"The Lamb" [1915]
"His Picture In The Papers" feature [Fine Arts/Triangle Feb 1916]
directed by John Emerson, starring Douglas Fairbanks, with Erich von Stroheim; /tt0006809/
"The Mystery of The Leaping Fish" short [Triangle June 1916]
starring Douglas Fairbanks & Bessie Love; /tt0007108/
"Flirting With Fate" feature[Fine Arts/Triangle June 1916]
directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Douglas Fairbanks & George Beranger; /tt0006688/
"The Matrimaniac" [Fine Arts/Triangle Dec 1916]
directed by Paul Powell, starring Douglas Fairbanks & Constance Talmadge; /tt0007047/
"Wild and Woolly" Western feature [Artcraft Pictures June 1917]
directed by John Emerson, starring Douglas Fairbanks & Eileen Percy;
/tt0008775/; listed on the National Film Registry (2002)
"Down To Earth" aka 'The Optimist'
[Fairbanks/Artcraft Aug 1917 silent comedy feature]
 | A boatload of sanitarium patients are purposely stranded on a desert island so that they can overcome their problems and develop a healthy outdoor lifestyle.
Produced, co-written by & starring Douglas Fairbanks; co-written & directed by John Emerson; co-written by Anita Loos; cinematography by Victor Fleming; musical score by ragtime-era composer George L. Cobb (modern recording by Frederick Hodges); also starring Eileen Percy, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Charles McHugh, Charles K. Gerrard, William H. Keith, Ruth Allen, Fred Goodwins, Florence Mayon, Herbert Standing, David Porter & Bull Montana
Unknown Video DVD [11/2007] for $19.95 Extras on the DVD include "A Ten-Minute Egg" [1924 silent short] starring Charley Chase, and action excerpts from Fairbanks's "The Lamb" [1915] & "Wild and Woolly" [1917] credits at IMDb |
"Reaching For The Moon" feature [Artcraft/Paramount Nov 1917]
directed by John Emerson, starring Douglas Fairbanks & Eileen Percy; /tt0008498/
"The Knickerbocker Buckaroo" [1919 lost film] with Douglas Fairbanks
"When The Clouds Roll By" feature [United Artists Dec 1919]
directed by Victor Fleming, starring Douglas Fairbanks & Herbert Grimwood; /tt0010879/
"The Mollycoddle" featurette [United Artists June 1920]
directed by Victor Fleming, starring Douglas Fairbanks & Wallace Beery Sr.; /tt0011474/
"The Mark of Zorro" [United Artists Nov 1920]
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El Zorro, masked champion of the people, opposes the oppressive colonial government in old Spanish California – he appears out of nowhere with flashing sword and athletic abandon, scarring the faces of evildoers with his Mark. Villainous Captain Ramon is in competition with wealthy but effete Don Diego and dashing Zorro for the affections of beautiful Lolita, and he decides to put the damsel in distress to draw Zorro into the open.
Co-produced by & starring Douglas Fairbanks, directed by Fred Niblo; also starring Noah Beery Sr., Marguerite De La Motte, Robert McKim, Walt Whitman, Sidney De Gray & Tote Du Crow 11"x17" poster available for $14.99 at AllPosters.com Reel Enterprises b&w DVD-R [11/2006] for $9.95 A2Zcds.com Enhanced DVD [8/2009] for $14.95 Rialto Media DVD 'featuring original 1920 score' [12/2007] for $17.98 Image Ent. b&w DVD [1/99] for $22.49 Delta {shortened} DVD [11/2005] out of prodn/used United American Video b&w VHS [6/89] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"The Nut" feature [United Artists March 1921]
directed by Theodore Reed, starring Douglas Fairbanks, & Marguerite De La Motte; /tt0012513/
"Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood"
[United Artists Oct 1922 silent feature]
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The first movie to have a gala premiere, conceived by Sid Grauman for the opening of his new Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. When England's King Richard leaves for a Crusade to the Holy Land, he appoints his brother Prince John as regent. But John is a tyrant, and when the Earl of Huntingdon learns from Maid Marian of England's peril, he returns to oppose John's schemes. Prince John outlaws Huntingdon and his followers, so they hide out in Sherwood Forest ...
Produced & written by & starring Douglas Fairbanks; directed by Allan Dwan; also starring Wallace Beery, Sam De Grasse, Enid Bennett, Paul Dickey, William Lowery, Willard Louis, Alan Hale, Bud Geary & Lloyd Talman
Kino Video b&w DVD [2/2004] for $26.99 Kino Video b&w VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used 11"x17" 'arm' poster {above left} for $14.99 from AllPosters.com 12"x16" 'forest' poster {lower left} for $14.99 from AllPosters.com 11"x17" 'embrace' poster for $14.99 from AllPosters.com full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"The Thief of Bagdad"
[United Artists March 1924 silent]
Produced & co-written by and starring Douglas Fairbanks; directed by Raoul Walsh; co-starring Snitz Edwards,
Julanne Johnston, Sojin, Anna May Wong & Brandon Hurst; listed on National Film Registry (1996)
full credits from IMDb
"Don Q, Son of Zorro" [United Artists June 1925]
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Don Cesar de Vega, son of the legendary El Zorro of California, studies at school in Spain; his rival for the hand of the lovely Dolores de Muro frames Don Cesar for murder, but Don Cesar escapes and adopts the masked persona of his father, albeit using a whip instead of a sword.
Produced by & starring Douglas Fairbanks; directed by Donald Crisp; loosely based on the 1909 novel "Don Q.'s Love Story"; also starring Mary Astor, Jack McDonald, Donald Crisp & Warner Oland
Reel Enterprises b&w DVD-R [3/2007] for $9.95 Kino Video b&w VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used 11"x17" black poster {at left top} available for $14.99 at AllPosters.com 11"x17" red poster {at left} available for $14.99 at AllPosters.com full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia "Don Q's Love Story" [1909 novel] by Kate Prichard & Hesketh Prichard
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"The Black Pirate"
[Elton Corp. March 1926 silent]
 | A nobleman infiltrates a pirate band to avenge the death of his father; NOTE: filmed in 2-strip color. Directed by Albert Parker; produced & co-written by & starring Douglas Fairbanks; also starring Billie Dove & Donald Crisp; listed in the National Film Registry (1993) Image Ent. color DVD [8/99] for $26.96 Kino Video color VHS [6/96] for $24.95 full credits from IMDb |
"The Iron Mask" [1929] starring Douglas Fairbanks
"The Taming of The Shrew" [1929 talkie]
starring Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks
"Reaching For The Moon" [1930 musical]
starring Douglas Fairbanks, Bebe Daniels & Edward Everett Horton
Books By Douglas Fairbanks
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"Laugh and Live" [1917 bestseller] by Douglas Fairbanks Dodo Press 9x6 Illustrated Edition pb [1/2007] for $10.99 Fredonia Books 8x5 pb [6/2003] for $24.95 Classic Books library hardcover [5/2000] for $48.00 |
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"Douglas Fairbanks: In His Own Words" [2006] From the archives of The Douglas Fairbanks Museum, Foreword by curator Keri Leigh iUniverse 9x6 pb [6/2006] for $23.95 |
Works About Douglas Fairbanks
 | "Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler" [Kinetic 1975]
90-minute documentary, plus "The Three Musketeers" [1921 silent] & sequel "The Iron Mask" [1929: sound added] Delta 2-sided DVD [11/2005] for $9.99 full credits at IMDb |
the academy's new "Douglas Fairbanks" biography by Jeffrey Vance
"Douglas Fairbanks: The Laughing Swashbuckler" [work in progress] by Sparrow Morgan
his son Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. [1909-2000]
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Movies By Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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 | "Wild Horse Mesa" [Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount Aug 1925 silent] When the ranch boss is ambushed & killed, a cowboy and his pard hunt for clues while trying to halt the rustlers stealing the ranch's horses. Directed by George B. Seitz, script by Lucien Hubbard, based on the novel by Zane Grey (published in 1928); starring Jack Holt, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Billie Dove & Noah Beery, with Gary Cooper & Tom Tyler 11"x17" color poster from Amazon for $19.42 full credits at IMDb |
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"The Power of The Press" [Columbia silent feature Oct 1928]
A cub reporter discovers the daughter of the mayor at the scene of a murder; when he agrees to help clear her, he loses his job. Directed by Frank Capra; starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Jobyna Ralston, Mildred Harris, Philo McCullough, Wheeler Oakman & Robert Edeson; listed on National Film Registry (2005) video/DVD not available • full credits from IMDb |
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"Little Caesar" [First National Jan 1931]
The story of a man who works his way up the ranks of the mob until he reaches its upper heights. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy; based on the 1929 novel by W.R. Burnett; starring Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, Sidney Blackmer, Ralph Ince, Stanley Fields & Maurice Black; Oscar nomination for Best Script/Adaptation, listed National Film Registry 2000 Warner b&w VHS [5/97] for $19.98 full credits from IMDb |
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"Gunga Din" [R.K.O. Jan 1939]
In XIXth Century India, three happy-go-lucky British sergeants and a native water-bearer stand off an army of Thugee rebels at Khyber Pass. Directed by George Stevens; story by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur, based loosely on the Rudyard Kipling [1865-1936] poem; script by Joel Sayre & Fred Guiol; starring Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Sam Jaffe; Oscar nomination for Best B&W Cinematography, listed on National Film Registry (1999) Warner b&w DVD [12/2004] for $14.99 Turner b&w VHS [5/93] out of prodn/used 11"x17" poster available at AllPosters [dot] com full credits from IMDb |
"Morning Glory" [1933]
Katharine Hepburn won Oscar for Best Actress, co-starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Adolphe Menjou;
Works About Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
 | "Children of Hollywood: Accounts of Growing Up As The Sons & Daughters of Stars" [2005] by Michelle Vogel Drawn from interviews with celebrity offspring – sons, daughters & grandchildren of Eddie Cantor, Douglas Fairbanks, W.C. Fields, Ruth Hussey, Boris Karloff, Mario Lanza, Jerry Lewis & the Marx Brothers – who also provided never-before-published snapshots of Hollywood legends at home. McFarland & Co. 8¾x6 pb [3/2005] for $35.00 |
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