Douglas Fairbanks Movies

A lost film. As described in a film magazine Exhibitors Herald on March 16, 1918: "a forest ranger known only as Headin' South (Fairbanks) goes forth...

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and...

The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.

While visiting Hollywood, starstruck movie fan Aloysius Babson fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure.

Don Cesar De Vega crosses swords with a vicious member of the Queen's Guard, and steals the affection of a young heiress. When the officer frames the...

Eccentric, accident-prone inventor Charlie Jackson is deeply in love with Estrell Wynn, a progressive philanthropist who believes that if the wealthy...

Pedro, a poor Portuguese immigrant, comes to Brazil to try to change his life, but ends up getting in trouble. He falls in love with the wife of one...

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

A healthy outdoors-type follows the girl he loves to a resort for wealthy hypochondriacs. In order to prove to her and the other patients that their...

African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo (YAABA) discusses the influence that Charlie Chaplin has been on his work, along with archival footage of...

Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an accident. Thus began the story of a man who had a thousand...

A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.

A European prince is raised in America without knowing his true identity; he spends his time thrill-seeking, but his country needs him when a revolt...

How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public...

A look back at 25 years of Columbia's series of newsreels chronicling the film industry and the lives of Hollywood stars. Clips from earlier films in...

The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and...

A young man drowns his sorrows in strong drink when jilted by his girl. His drunkenness gets him thrown in jail, where he falls in love with the...

Douglas Fairbanks, the screen's great swashbuckler, charmed millions with his energetic athleticism, his boyishly handsome good looks, and his...

Jerry Martin quits his dull job as a bank clerk and falls in with a band of hobos. He takes on the guise of Bachelor, the "king of the market," and...

A promotional documentary short celebrating the 20th anniversary of Paramount Pictures, complete with a studio history, interviews with stars, and...