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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 continues from Pt. 6 with the story of Fairbanks' efforts to found the nation's very first school of film at the University of Southern California. Also explores the coming of sound technology to the motion picture industry and how "the talkies" affected his career. Film historians discuss Fairbanks' early sound films such as "The Iron Mask ...
Collected Mar 1, 2009 from www.youtube.com
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 6 - King of Hollywood
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment with the assistance of the Douglas Fairbanks Museum. Pt. 6 examines Fairbanks' reign as Hollywood's First King. At the peak of his popularity, Fairbanks progressed into even bigger and more daring productions such as his masterpiece, "The Thief of Bagdad" (1924). Also explores "Don Q. - Son of Zorro," the 1925 sequel to his first Zorro film, "The Black Pirate," (1926) a brilliant swashbuckler shot ...
Collected Mar 1, 2009 from www.youtube.com
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 5 - Zorro, D'Artagnan & Robin Hood
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment with the assistance of the Douglas Fairbanks Museum. Pt. 5 explores Fairbanks' transisition from comedic actor to action star. His reign as the movies' great swashbuckler began with 1920's "The Mark of Zorro" (the first Zorro film), and continued with his role as D'Artagnan in "The Three Musketeers" (1921) and "Robin Hood" (1922), which featured the largest sets Hollywood had ever seen. In this segment ...
Collected Mar 1, 2009 from www.youtube.com via blog import
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 the last days of Douglas Fairbanks: his constant jetsetting with new wife Lady Sylvia Ashley, his return to California and contemplation of a "comeback" in films; movie projects he was working on which remained unfinished due to his rapidly declining health. This segment also reports on Fairbanks' financial woes in his final days, and ...
Collected Feb 28, 2009 from www.youtube.com
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 8 - Divorce and Decline
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment with the assistance of the Douglas Fairbanks Museum. Pt. 8 continues from Pt. 7 with the onscreen pairing of Fairbanks and Pickford in Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" (1929), a project which widened the growing rift between these two great stars and signaled the beginning of the end for Hollywood's first power couple. Tells the story of Doug's affair with Lady Sylvia Ashley and Mary Pickford's quiet ...
Collected Feb 28, 2009 from www.youtube.com via blog import
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 4 - Pickfair and United Artists
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment with the assistance of the Douglas Fairbanks Museum. Pt. 4 continues the story of Doug and Mary Pickford's secret romance which culminated in divorces from their respective spouses and finally, a much-anticipated wedding in 1920. Examines the fabled Pickford-Fairbanks marriage and everyday life at their world-famous Beverly Hills home, "Pickfair." Also discusses the formation of United Artists, which ...
Collected Feb 28, 2009 from www.youtube.com
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 3 - Love and War
From the 2005 documentary film, "The Great Swashbuckler," produced by Delta Entertainment with the assistance of the Douglas Fairbanks Museum. Pt. 3 begins with Doug's swift rise as the movies #1 box office star in the 1910s, examines some of his oddball films such as 1916's "Mystery of the Leaping Fish" (with Tod Browning, who would later work extensively with Lon Chaney and direct the 1932 cult classic "Freaks") and 1919's "When the Clouds Roll By." Also focuses on Doug's efforts to raise ...
Collected Feb 28, 2009 from www.youtube.com via blog import
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 2 - From Broadway to Hollywood
Pt. 2 covers Doug's rise as a star on Broadway to his decision to enter the movies in 1915.
Collected Feb 28, 2009 from www.youtube.com
Douglas Fairbanks Documentary Pt. 1 - Early Years
Pt. 1 of this documentary covers Doug's early years in Denver through his move to NY in 1901 to become a star of the Broadway stage.
Collected Feb 28, 2009 from www.youtube.com via blog import