Douglas Fairbanks

The Douglas Fairbanks Collection (The Thief of Bagdad/The Mark of Zorro/The Three Musketeers/Robin Hood/The Black Pirate/Don Q, The Son of Zorro) Douglas Fairbanks (Actor) , Julanne Johnston (Actor) , Albert Parker (Director) , Allan Dwan (Director)   |   Format: DVD (2) Buy new: $61.99 24 used & new from $49.98 (Visit the Most Gifted in list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS COLLECTION 6PK - DVD Movie Read more Find the best...Read Full Story

Well, I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas & a safe & Happy New Year! There's something pretty cool about seeing old photos of whips from movies. Chris from MSU recently sent me a couple pics of movie legends. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. is seen below during whip practice. Photo was taken in 1925, possibly on the set of Don Q Son Of Zorro. An interesting comparison between the Zorro movies of old and those with Anthony Hopkins & Antonio Banderas is the type of whip used. Douglas Fairbanks...Read Full Story

In 1917, Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. rallied crowds in front of  New York ’s Sub-Treasury Building (now the Federal Hall National Memorial ) as part of a war bonds drive. The two highest paid film stars at the time, together with actress Mary Pickford (the married Fairbanks ’ girlfriend/ presently wife), toured America to raise funds and enthusiasm for what would be referred to as the “ Great War ” (until a far greater war broke out 20 years later).  Two years later, Chaplin...Read Full Story

Douglas Fairbanks, the dashing actor whose magnetic presence radiated palpably off the silent screen, roared through the 1920s in a swirl of glamour, energy, and charisma as the leading actor of Hollywood. Born in 1883 in Denver, Colorado, Fairbanks, with his interminable energy, bounded from occupation to occupation until he landed on the Broadway stage in New York. After his first hit theatrical run in 1907, Fairbanks headed back west to conquer the new media juggernaut???Hollywood. Tanned...Read Full Story

Before he swashbuckled his way through Hollywood as Zorro, Robin Hood and The Thief of Baghdad, the silent film star Douglas Fairbanks Sr.worked as a gym instructor and worked up to be able to do a One-Arm Chin-Up . His ability to do this feat was regularly featured in his afore-mentioned classic film roles. Labels: Bodyweight Feat , , Movie Star , One Arm Chin upRead Full Story