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The Thief of Bagdad (1924) A Silent Film Review
Crime does pay! Douglas Fairbanks is the titular thief who uses his burglaring ways to win a princess, defeat the Mongols and generally save the day. Bonus: I will also be reviewing the 1940 talkie...
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Right in the Shorts, Mark of Zorro Animated GIF
Douglas Fairbanks plays Zorro as a trickster who is not above playing a joke or two on the boisterous Sgt. Gonzalez (Noah Beery). In this case, Zorro takes the opportunity to slice Gonzalez in the...
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Slice! Slash! Black Pirate Animated GIF
Douglas Fairbanks is ready for action in the two-strip Technicolor classic The Black Pirate. No one could swashbuckle quite like Doug. One question, though: If you’re spending scads of money on...
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Walk the plank, ye scurvy dog! Black Pirate Animated GIF
Much rarer than you would think in pirate films: Douglas Fairbanks walks the plank in the technicolor silent classic The Black Pirate. (Spoiler: he lives) This GIF appears courtesy of A Modern...
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The Mark of Zorro (1920) A Silent Film Review
Zorro takes flight… Douglas Fairbanks stars in the very first Zorro movie. The tale is familiar: Zorro is a Californian Robin Hood, who robs from the rich, gives to the poor, fights oppression,...
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A Modern Musketeer (1917) A Silent Film Review
I’ll save you! Douglas Fairbanks is a nice Kansan who, through a the odd combination of his mother’s prenatal Dumas reading and a cyclone ravaging town as he was born, is a little hyper. All right, a...
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Fun Size Review: The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Douglas Fairbanks is a thief but what he really wants is to marry a princess (Julanne Johnston) and so he sets off on a treasure hunt that will win her hand. But wouldn’t you know it, those dadblasted...
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Powdered Sugar, A Modern Musketeer Animated GIF
That’s what Douglas Fairbanks will turn you into if you double cross his pals. Just saying. Has anyone ever looked so merry while delivering a death threat? Filed under: Classic Movies, Entertainment,...
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30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 15: Film with the most beautiful scenery
Silent film has an embarrassment of riches in this department. A whole world of scenery was open to them! The film-makers did not have to haul around heavy sound equipment. They just needed a camera...
View ArticleFun Size Review: The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Zorro slashes his Z onto the silver screen for the first time and Douglas Fairbanks is the man who created the role. Funny, energetic and jam-packed with clever stunts. An ideal lightweight...
View ArticleFun Size Review: A Modern Musketeer (1917)
Douglas Fairbanks is a human hurricane in this action-comedy. Obsessed with adventure novels and too wild for his home in Kansas, he finds adventure and romance in Arizona. Villain to vanquish? Check!...
View ArticleSilent Movie Trivia Card #6: The Mark of Zorro (1920)
This Silent Movie Trivia Card is about the movie that changed Douglas Fairbanks’ career. He had been charming audiences with his modern adventure comedies but this was the first time he had stepped out...
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Douglas Fairbanks had a lot of fun with Zorro’s dual identity in The Mark of Zorro. No one believed that the sleepy Don Diego was really the fearless Zorro. Robert McKim’s villain certainly had no idea...
View Article“Thou liest!” Animated GIF
Probably the best title card in The Thief of Bagdad and certainly made all the better by Douglas Fairbanks’ rambunctious delivery. In GIF form it also has infinite usefulness for online commentary....
View ArticleSilent Movie Rule #22: Don’t take a nap before defending your lover’s honor
Half the fun of The Mark of Zorro is watching Douglas Fairbanks goof around with his secret identity. He may be the roughest, toughest, rootinest-tootinest masked avenger around but to most of his...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: The Swashathon! A Blogathon of Swashbuckling Adventure
UPDATE: A fresh roster with direct links to the posts can be found here. I know that I just wrapped the Anti-Damsel Blogathon but I wanted to make sure to claim this date for my next event. I’ve been...
View ArticleThe Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916) A Silent Film Review
Douglas Fairbanks stars as a dope-addled detective named Coke Ennyday (Get it? Get it?) who must uncover who is smuggling opium into the country. Seems like a conflict of interest but there you have...
View ArticleFlirting with Fate (1916) A Silent Film Review
Douglas Fairbanks plays an artist with more enthusiasm than talent and more charm than cash. When the love of his life dumps him for another, he feels he has nothing left to live for and so he hires...
View ArticleUnboxing the Silents: “The Three Musketeers” 95th Anniversary Edition
Welcome back! Today, we’re taking a look at the new edition of The Three Musketeers released by Undercrank Productions. This is a restored version with color tints and we all know how I feel about...
View ArticleThe Black Pirate (1926) A Silent Film Review
Douglas Fairbanks plays a vengeful nobleman who disguises himself as a pirate in order to take down bad guys and save a princess. It’s Swashbuckling 101 stuff but Fairbanks has a secret weapon:...
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