Douglas Fairbanks

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 used an Australian stockwhip, featuring the long-handled design of this type of whip. Hopkins, in ... 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 and swarthy, Fairbanks created the swashbuckling title roles in The Gaucho (1927), The Black Pirate (1926), The Thief of Bagdad (1924), and the legendary The Mark of ... 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 up Read Full Story

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