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Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 1 - Early Years
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment ...
published: 28 Feb 2009
author: FairbanksMuseum
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 1 - Early Years
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 1 - Early Years
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment with the assistance of the Douglas Fairbanks Museum. Pt. 1 covers t...- published: 28 Feb 2009
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- author: FairbanksMuseum
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Douglas Fairbanks captures a ship single-handedly!.mpg
Here's Fairbanks slicing his way down the sails in THE BLACK PIRATE (1926), one of THE bes...
published: 16 Jul 2011
author: ScorethefilmBLOG
Douglas Fairbanks captures a ship single-handedly!.mpg
Douglas Fairbanks captures a ship single-handedly!.mpg
Here's Fairbanks slicing his way down the sails in THE BLACK PIRATE (1926), one of THE best pirate movies of...all...time!!! Make sure you buy the Kino relea...- published: 16 Jul 2011
- views: 3186
- author: ScorethefilmBLOG
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The Mark of Zorro-1920-Douglas Fairbanks-A classic adventure silent film-Full movie
"The Mark of Zorro" is a 1920 silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Noah Beery. This ...
published: 30 Aug 2013
The Mark of Zorro-1920-Douglas Fairbanks-A classic adventure silent film-Full movie
The Mark of Zorro-1920-Douglas Fairbanks-A classic adventure silent film-Full movie
"The Mark of Zorro" is a 1920 silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Noah Beery. This genre-defining swashbuckler adventure was the first movie version of The Mark of Zorro. Based on the 1919 story "The Curse of Capistrano" by Johnston McCulley, which introduced the masked hero, Zorro, the screenplay was adapted by Fairbanks (as "Elton Thomas") and Eugene Miller. The film was produced by Fairbanks for his own production company, Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation, and was the first film released through United Artists, the company formed by Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and D. W. Griffith. The character Sgt. Pedro Gonzales (Noah Beery) was later transformed into Sgt. Demetrio Lopez Garcia (Henry Calvin) by the Disney TV series with Guy Williams as Diego/Zorro, who was renamed Don Diego de la Vega. The film has been remade twice, once in 1940 (starring Tyrone Power) and again in 1974 (starring Frank Langella). The Mark of Zorro tells the story of Don Diego Vega, the outwardly foppish son of a wealthy ranchero Don Alejandro in the old Spanish California of the early 19th century. Seeing the mistreatment of the peons by rich landowners and the oppressive colonial government, Don Diego, who is not as effete as he pretends, has taken the identity of the masked Robin Hood-like rogue Señor Zorro ("Mr. Fox"), champion of the people, who appears out of nowhere to protect them from the corrupt administration of Governor Alvarado, his henchman the villainous Captain Juan Ramon and the brutish Sergeant Pedro Gonzales (Noah Beery, Wallace Beery's older half-brother). With his sword flashing and an athletic sense of humor, Zorro scars the faces of evildoers with his mark, "Z." When not in the disguise of Zorro, dueling and rescuing peons, Don Diego courts the beautiful Lolita Pulido with bad magic tricks and worse manners and she cannot stand him. Lolita is also courted by Captain Ramon; and by the dashing Zorro, whom she likes. In the end, when Lolita's family is jailed, Don Diego throws off his masquerade, whips out his sword, wins over the soldiers to his side, forces Governor Alvarado to abdicate, and wins the hand of Lolita, who is delighted to discover that her effeminate fiancé, Diego, is actually the dashing hero. The New York Times gave the The Mark of Zorro a mostly positive review. The Mark of Zorro is full of plot twists and secret passageways. It set a new standard with its appealing blend of romance, comedy and swordplay, as Zorro evades pursuit while fighting all oppressors. The Zorro costume of black clothes, black mask, and round black hat that audiences know today was introduced in this film rather than in the original short story, and McCulley dressed Zorro in that outfit in his many subsequent Zorro stories in imitation of Fairbank's fantastically popular film. Also, Fairbanks' acting exerted a tremendous influence upon later actor Burt Lancaster, as Lancaster frequently mentioned, and modern audiences can't help but note this in Fairbanks' first scene as Zorro, in which a surreally huge smile is accentuated. Although some prefer the 1940 sound version starring Tyrone Power, Fairbanks' prodigious athletic prowess and tremendous enthusiasm made the original movie a great success, leading to a whole series of similar swashbuckler roles for Fairbanks, including The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922) and The Thief of Bagdad (1924). Fairbanks' astonishing acrobatics amaze even modern audiences, particularly in the climax of The Mark of Zorro. A sequel, Don Q, Son of Zorro, with Fairbanks reprising his role as Don Diego and also playing Don Diego's son, Don Cesar de la Vega, was released in 1925. Douglas Fairbanks as Don Diego Vega/Señor Zorro Marguerite De La Motte as Lolita Pulido Noah Beery, Sr. as Sergeant Pedro Gonzales Charles Hill Mailes as Don Carlos Pulido Claire McDowell as Doña Catalina Pulido Robert McKim as Captain Juan Ramon George Periolat as Governor Alvarado Walt Whitman as Father Felipe Sidney De Gray as Don Alejandro Vega Tote Du Crow as Bernardo, Don Diego's mute servant Noah Beery, Jr. as Boy Charles Stevens as Peon beaten by Sergeant Gonzales Milton Berle (uncredited child) Director : Fred Niblo Writer: Johnston McCulley Resources: wikipedia.org, imdb.org New soundtrack and dubbing: CinemaHistoryChannel Music: Kevin Mac Leod (www.incompetch.com) licensed under Creative Commons licence http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ . Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0- published: 30 Aug 2013
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Young in Heart 1938 Douglas Fairbanks Vintage Public Domain Classic Comedy
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published: 22 Dec 2012
author: oldschoolvideocinema
Young in Heart 1938 Douglas Fairbanks Vintage Public Domain Classic Comedy
Young in Heart 1938 Douglas Fairbanks Vintage Public Domain Classic Comedy
- published: 22 Dec 2012
- views: 4212
- author: oldschoolvideocinema
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Robin Hood
http://viewster.com - watch MORE free movies on http://www.viewster.com Amid big-budget me...
published: 19 May 2011
author: ViewsterTV
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
http://viewster.com - watch MORE free movies on http://www.viewster.com Amid big-budget medieval pageantry, King Richard goes on the Crusades leaving his bro...- published: 19 May 2011
- views: 166405
- author: ViewsterTV
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Thief of Bagdad (1924) - Douglas Fairbanks
A thief falls in love with the Caliph of Bagdad's daughter. The Caliph will give her hand ...
published: 10 Nov 2012
author: dosterian
Thief of Bagdad (1924) - Douglas Fairbanks
Thief of Bagdad (1924) - Douglas Fairbanks
A thief falls in love with the Caliph of Bagdad's daughter. The Caliph will give her hand to the suitor that brings back the rarest treasure after seven moon...- published: 10 Nov 2012
- views: 8099
- author: dosterian
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"He Comes Up Smiling" (1918) Douglas Fairbanks - Surviving Footage
Delightful surviving moments from the mostly-lost film "He Comes Up Smiling." Douglas Fair...
published: 08 Jun 2012
author: SilenceIntoSound
"He Comes Up Smiling" (1918) Douglas Fairbanks - Surviving Footage
"He Comes Up Smiling" (1918) Douglas Fairbanks - Surviving Footage
Delightful surviving moments from the mostly-lost film "He Comes Up Smiling." Douglas Fairbanks' famous acrobatic skill, flair for comedy and stunning physiq...- published: 08 Jun 2012
- views: 370
- author: SilenceIntoSound
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Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 9 - Final Days
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment ...
published: 01 Mar 2009
author: FairbanksMuseum
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 9 - Final Days
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 9 - Final Days
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment with the assistance of the Douglas Fairbanks Museum. Pt. 9 explores...- published: 01 Mar 2009
- views: 7561
- author: FairbanksMuseum
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The Three Musketeers-1921-Douglas Fairbanks-2/2-A classic swashbuckling film-Full movie
Douglas Fairbanks ((May 23, 1883 -- December 12, 1939), starring in "The Three Musketeers"...
published: 31 Aug 2013
The Three Musketeers-1921-Douglas Fairbanks-2/2-A classic swashbuckling film-Full movie
The Three Musketeers-1921-Douglas Fairbanks-2/2-A classic swashbuckling film-Full movie
Douglas Fairbanks ((May 23, 1883 -- December 12, 1939), starring in "The Three Musketeers" adventure swashbuckling silent film (1921), was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, The Mark of Zorro and The Three Musketeers. Fairbanks signed a contract with Triangle Pictures in 1915 and began working under the supervision of D.W. Griffith. His first film was titled The Lamb, and in the film, he debuted his remarkable athletic abilities that would gain wide attention among theatre audiences. Fairbanks met actress Mary Pickford at a party in 1916 and they began an affair. In 1917, the couple joined Fairbanks' friend Charlie Chaplin selling war bonds by train across the U.S. Pickford and Chaplin were then the two highest paid film stars in Hollywood.Fairbanks was determined to have Pickford become his wife, but she was still married to actor Owen Moore. He finally gave her an ultimatum. She then obtained a fast divorce in the small Nevada town of Minden on March 2, 1920. Fairbanks leased the Beverly Hills mansion Grayhall and was rumoured to have used it during his courtship of Pickford. The couple married on March 28, 1920. Fairbanks and Pickford separated in 1933, after he began an affair with Sylvia, Lady Ashley. They divorced in 1936, with Pickford keeping the Pickfair estate. Within months Fairbanks and Ashley were married in Paris. In December 1939, at 56, Fairbanks had a heart attack in his sleep and died a day later at his home in Santa Monica. By some accounts[citation needed], he had been obsessively working out against medical advice, trying to regain his once-trim waistline. Fairbanks's famous last words were, "I've never felt better." His funeral service was held at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather Church in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery where he was placed in a crypt in the Great Mausoleum. He was deeply mourned and honored by his colleagues and fans for his contributions to the film industry and Hollywood. Impoverished nobleman Douglas Fairbanks (as D'Artagnan)'s greatest ambition is to join the King's royal swordsmen, "The Three Musketeers". And, after impressing the three best swordsmen in Paris, Mr. Fairbanks becomes their fourth blade. He also finds love, with Marguerite De La Motte (as Constance), and much palace intrigue. Nigel de Brulier (as Cardinal Richelieu) makes life particularly irksome, involving Fairbanks and friends in schemes against weak a King Adolphe Menjou (as Louis XIII), and his unfaithful Queen Mary MacLaren (as Anne). Alexandre Dumas' classic is a perfect vehicle for Fairbanks; who, after the success of his "Zorro", struck box office gold with a series of classy audience pleasing productions. Iit's certainly true that Fairbanks' 1920s films had an indelible impact upon subsequent adaptations. Fairbanks, through the force of his personality, didn't so much "play" characters like "D'Artagnan" as much as he made the characters play him. Fred Niblo (director) and Arthur Edeson (photographer) create a great atmosphere. Nigel de Brulier steals the acting honors, with his cunning, cat-stroking "Richelieu"; the best supporting player will reprise his role in a trio of additional "Musketeers" films, including the superior Fairbanks sequel "The Iron Mask" (1929). Pretty "leading lady" De La Motte (from "Zorro") and others will also return. After all, it is... "All for one and one for all." Nigel De Brulier who plays Cardinal Richelieu, would also play the role in the 1935 film of the same name. In addition, he also played Richelieu in the 1929 film "The Iron Mask" and the 1939 film "The Man in the Iron Mask." For more information about cinema history: http://blog.ecla.de/tag/cinema-history/ Resources: wikipedia.org, archive.org New soundtrack and dubbing: Cinemateca Music: Kevin Mac Leod (incompetch.com) licensed under Creative Commons licence: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/- published: 31 Aug 2013
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Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 7 - The Talkies
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment ...
published: 01 Mar 2009
author: FairbanksMuseum
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 7 - The Talkies
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 7 - The Talkies
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment with the assistance of the Douglas Fairbanks Museum. Pt. 7 continue...- published: 01 Mar 2009
- views: 7463
- author: FairbanksMuseum
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Douglas Fairbanks in "Zorro"
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. in "The Mark of Zorro".(1920) Fairbanks was the original action sta...
published: 03 Jan 2007
author: Zacatown
Douglas Fairbanks in "Zorro"
Douglas Fairbanks in "Zorro"
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. in "The Mark of Zorro".(1920) Fairbanks was the original action star, performing all of his own stunts.(He was an accomplished gymnast...- published: 03 Jan 2007
- views: 78515
- author: Zacatown
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Mark of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks part 1
This is a great movie for the period....
published: 13 Apr 2009
author: Ravenwood2008
Mark of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks part 1
Mark of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks part 1
This is a great movie for the period.- published: 13 Apr 2009
- views: 13801
- author: Ravenwood2008
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REACHING FOR THE MOON (1930) Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks stars in this romantic comedy, as a high flying Wall Street magnate who ...
published: 05 Mar 2012
author: TheVideoCellar
REACHING FOR THE MOON (1930) Douglas Fairbanks
REACHING FOR THE MOON (1930) Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks stars in this romantic comedy, as a high flying Wall Street magnate who has been unlucky in love and turns to his valet for help in courtin...- published: 05 Mar 2012
- views: 2997
- author: TheVideoCellar
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr talks about broken bones
Add "&fmt;=18" for the high-resolution version. From THE DICK CAVETT SHOW. June 25, 1970. R...
published: 24 Oct 2008
author: cavettbiter
Douglas Fairbanks Jr talks about broken bones
Douglas Fairbanks Jr talks about broken bones
Add "&fmt;=18" for the high-resolution version. From THE DICK CAVETT SHOW. June 25, 1970. Raquel Welch talks about dreams. Janis Joplin talks about Zelda Fitz...- published: 24 Oct 2008
- views: 16174
- author: cavettbiter