Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway Thanks to our fine friends at Kino Lorber, we have another cool giveaway this month… This time, we’ll be giving away FIVE copies of a Douglas Fairbanks silent movie double feature: The Half Breed and The Good Bad Man… In order to qualify read more
The First King of Hollywood: The Life of Douglas Fairbanks
Tracey Goessel
2015
Gatsby on a jungle gym.
-Critic Michael Sragow, about Fairbanks
In an epic new biography, pioneering film star Douglas Fairbanks finally gets an in depth exploration of his eventful life. This entertaining book is heavy read more
In his autobiography, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. who was, of course, married to Joan Crawford when she met Franchot Tone on the set of the 1933 film Today We Live, called Franchot “a fine actor from New York.” Fairbanks, Jr. also said:
Today we would call Tone a concerned citizen—he read more
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. is the star for today! Below, you’ll find links to those participating and honoring Fairbanks (updated as they come in), as well as my own reviews of his work throughout the years. Read a profile and over of Fairbanks, Jr.’s career at Meredy.com JCF REVIEWS Morning read more
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. would have celebrated a birthday this week (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) and in tribute I present three entertaining examples of his work. These are distinguishable not only by way of the different mediums, but by his role in each. First, from 1949 – NBC Thea read more
Before Errol Flynn, Douglas Fairbanks was the original swashbuckler. Before Clark Gable, he was the original King of Hollywood. Prior to the movies Fairbanks had a successful career on Broadway. Although he started out in comedies and westerns, his costume adventures are what he is best known read more
When we consider the word "romance" or "romantic" we usually think of romantic, sexual love. In the silent era, the great romantic male lovers were Valentino, Gilbert and other smoldering latin lover types. We usually don't think of Douglas Fairbanks, high-spirited, happy-go-lucky adventurer, read more
