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 entirely in Technicolor, and his risky foray into gritty realism with 1927's "The Gaucho." In this segment, film historians discuss Doug's role as the father of action-adventure films and reveal behind-the-scenes secrets of how some of his greatest onscreen stunts were actually performed. Also explores Fairbanks' part in founding Hollywood institutions such as Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the nation's first film school at the University of Southern California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, his role as the Academy's first president, and host of the very first Oscars in 1929.

Featuring rare Fairbanks film clips, photographs and other materials from the museum's archives. Also includes interviews with museum curator and Fairbanks biographer Keri Leigh, film historian Sparrow Morgan, and Annette Lloyd of Hollywood Forever.

90 minutes, available in 9 parts on YouTube or on DVD through the museum's online gift shop at http://DouglasFairbanks.org

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• Douglas Fairbanks
• Douglas Fairbanks Museum
• silent film
• silent cinema
• silent movies
• classic movies
• Hollywood History
• Keri Leigh
• the Oscars
• USC Film School
• Thief of Bagdad
• Zorro
• The Black Pirate
• pirate films
• swashbuckling
• The Gaucho

[FairbanksMuseum]

Kathilisi, the excerpts here are selected excerpts, but to see the full uncut version of the documentary we highly recommend buying a copy on DVD - it also has lots of bonus footage and two full-length Fairbanks films included - "The Three Museketeers" (1921) and the 1929 sequel, "The Iron Mask."

The DVD is available thru Amazon and other online retailers. I know you'll love it!

[Kathilisi]

Did I miss something, or don't parts 5 and 6 of this documentary fit together? Part 5 ended mid-sentence talking about his son, and part 6 opens mid-sentence in a description of the Thief of Baghdad. Other than that, it's a great documentary though. I'd love to see more of Fairbanks' movies!

[1more4theroad]

Great Post! Love that era!!

[OTAKUFAN77]

AMAZING !!!! This actor is amazing, i heard already about him but i never suspected he was such an excellent stunt himself... i discover his life with great pleasure, congratulations for the knowledge.

A French Friend