Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1909-12-09
Place of Birth:New York City, New York, USA
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Also Known As:Douglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., Doug Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.

Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero (2005)
An examination of "Little Caesar" (1931) by film historians and critics.

Ghost Story (1981)
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons...

The Crooked Hearts (1972)
A charming but somewhat larcenous widow attempts to snare a rich bachelor through a lonely hearts club, but her scheme boomerangs into a deadly...

Gunga Din (1939)
British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While...

Morning Glory (1933)
Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a...

Is Zat So? (1927)
A rich man hires a pair of brothers, one to teach him to box and the other to manage him. Meanwhile, the rich man must fend off his brother-in-law,...

Little Caesar (1931)
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

A Woman of Affairs (1928)
Childhood friends Diana, Neville and David are caught in a love triangle as adults. Diana and Neville have long been smitten with each other, but her...

Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he scribbles...

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Daredevil sailor Sinbad embarks on a voyage across the Seven Seas to find the lost riches of Alexander the Great. His first stop is the port of...

The Corsican Brothers (1941)
Cultured Mario and outlaw Lucien, twins separated at birth, join forces to avenge their parents' death at the hands of evil Colonna. Because each...

The Rage of Paris (1938)
Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to try and snare a rich husband. Enlisting the help of...

The Young in Heart (1938)
A family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named Miss Fortune.

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king...

The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth....

Joy of Living (1938)
Falling in love with the voice of Broadway chanteuse Margaret Garret, cocksure young tycoon Daniel Brewster decides to rescue the star from her...

Having Wonderful Time (1938)
Teddy Shaw, a bored New York office girl, goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and finds Chick Kirkland.

Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.

The Dawn Patrol (1930)
World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons...

That Lady in Ermine (1948)
Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca,...

The Stolen Jools (1931)
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists...

A Texas Steer (1927)
Laconic cowboy Maverick Brander just happens to be a very wealthy rancher, but the money doesn't really mean that much to him. The same can't be said...

The Barker (1928)
A successful carnival barker deals with the arrival of his eager son, who he'd hoped would stay far from the carnival world, his son's entanglement...

Love Is a Racket (1932)
A gossip columnist helps a Broadway ingenue who's beholden to a penthouse gangster.

The Exile (1947)
In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by militants working for rogue leader Oliver...

Outward Bound (1930)
A group of strangers find themselves aboard an unmanned ship, surrounded by fog and uncertain of their destination. As they attempt to make sense of...

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000)
Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart." This documentary explores Pickford's...

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 (1932)
In the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a salute from crossed-eyed Ben Turpin. Then the master...

Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Young, vivacious Billie uses her charms on influential businessman Glenn Abbott in hopes of getting her secret fiancé Gil a diplomatic...

Accused (1936)
Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later...

Union Depot (1932)
Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metropolitan train station, are Chick and his friend...

Mr. Drake's Duck (1951)
Mr. Drake and his wife live a nice, quiet life on their Sussex farm, until one of their ducks lays a radioactive egg made of uranium! When the...

Loose Ankles (1930)
A grandmother's will leaves her fortune to a few, mostly to her great-niece Ann. Ann will only receive her inheritance once she marries, with the...

State Secret (1950)
While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and...

Rulers of the Sea (1939)
The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the...

I Like Your Nerve (1931)
Romance and political intrigue highlight director William C. McGann's 1931 comedy about a playboy smitten with the stepdaughter of a corrupt...

When Thief Meets Thief (1937)
A London cat burglar falls for the girlfriend of a stockbroker who used to be his partner.

Parachute Jumper (1933)
An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.

Green Hell (1940)
A group of adventurers head deep into South American jungle in search of an ancient Incan treasure.

Scarlet Dawn (1932)
During the Russian Revolution, a young nobleman and his peasant maid flee from their homeland to Constantinople where they marry and begin a...

Man of the Moment (1935)
Love blossoms after a young man rescues a pretty girl who attempted to drown herself.

Captured! (1933)
While waiting out World War I in a German POW camp, Captain Fred Allison discovers that his oldest and dearest friend Digby has also been captured...

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival...

The Power of the Press (1928)
The naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane. When she...

Chances (1931)
Two brothers, Jack and Tom, are in love with the same woman, Molly. While the two brothers go off to war and Molly does her part in the effort, Tom...

It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
Scotty, an unwilling Navy war hero is cast into the limelight. He wants to get married and be an engineer, but is forced to fulfil the expectations...

The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
Champion boxer Jimmy Dolan has cultivated a wholesome image for himself, but he's a boozer and womanizer behind the scenes. Intoxicated at a party,...

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932)
Eddie Kane wanders round the studio back-lot, opening various doors to see which stars pop out.

Party Girl (1930)
Jay Rountree, a young, rising businessman and a son of a wealthy manufacturer gets caught up in a web involving an escort service or 'party girls'...

Stephen Steps Out (1923)
Stephen Steps Out is a 1923 comedy short.

The Sun Never Sets (1939)
The Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes home from a mission in the Gold Coast of Africa...

Success at Any Price (1934)
A young man ruthlessly climbs the corporate ladder only to attempt suicide when the stock market crashes.

Mimi (1935)
A struggling playwright in 1850s Paris and his mate finds love that furnishes him with the inspiration he has long sought.

Safari (1940)
Millionaire Baron de Courland and his fiancée Linda Stewart employ Jim Logan as a guide for their hunting trip in the jungle. Linda finds...

The Narrow Corner (1933)
An Englishman sought for murder, tries to escape fate to South Seas island.

Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film...

Show of Shows (1929)
Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the...

The Forward Pass (1929)
Marty Reid, the star quarterback at Sanford College, is constantly singled out by the opposition for punishment, and he swears to his pal, Honey...

The Funniest Man in the World (1967)
Documentary about the early career of Charlie Chaplin.

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie...

Stella Dallas (1925)
An eccentric lower class woman struggles to gain respect in high society after marrying a wealthy man, and the problem gets worse when their daughter...

One Night at Susie's (1930)
A woman gets help from her gangster friends after her foster son takes the blame for a murder he did not commit.

The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
A former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at his inn, who happen to be members of English...

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and...

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and...

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness (1978)
A documentary about the film roles of British actor Alec Guinness. Volume 8 in a series produced by Janus Films.

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930)
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a dinner in honor of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee,...

The Air Mail (1925)
Russ Kane obtains work as a pilot in the airmail service with the purpose of robbing the mails. However, during his training period at the Reno...

On Location with Gunga Din (2004)
A documentary focusing on the production history and legacy of the adventure-comedy phenomenon, Gunga Din.

The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)
A swashbuckling Irishman opposes French agents during the Napoleonic wars.

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.

Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.

Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)
Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work....

Man Bait (1927)
Madge Dreyer is a sales girl in a large department store whose street-wise past long ago taught her how to handle any situation. A small adventure...

Three's Company (1953)
Compilation of 3 episodes of the TV series "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents ...". "The Surgeon", "Take A Number" and "The Scream".

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)
The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's greatest independent producers, is remembered in this...

The Way of All Men (1930)
A variety of broad-painted and unlikely characters are trapped in an underground café when a Mississippi River levee breaks and causes flood...

Strong Medicine (1986)
TV Movie A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious...

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)
This documentary traces the life and work of the legendary "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford, silent film star, movie pioneer and keen...

The Hostage Tower (1980)
A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors,...

Fast Life (1929)
A man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife., and sentenced to death However, it turns out that he is innocent of...

The Garden of Eden (1928)
Toni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte Carlo nightclub. Her benefactor, however, is actually...

The American Venus (1926)
A lost film - Mary Gray, whose father manufactures cold cream, is engaged to sappy Horace Niles, the son of Hugo Niles, the elder Gray's most...

Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
Desperate for money, a rancher decides to trap and sell wild horses, using barbed wire. The local Navajo tribe tries to persuade him not to do it.

Little Accident (1930)
On the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby.

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...

The Careless Age (1929)
Directed by John Griffith Wray. With Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Carmel Myers, Holmes Herbert, Kenneth Thomson.

From Raquel with Love (1980)
Musical Special designed to showcase the minimal talents of Raquel Welch. Highlights include: a scene featuring Welch and Mickey Rooney, portraying...

Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which...

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931)
Golf legend Bobby Jones gives his take on trouble shots.

Women Love Diamonds (1927)
A young woman can't marry a millionaire because she was born illegitimately.

The Costume Designer (1950)
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct...

Red and Blue (1968)
Musical short, filmed for the abandoned portmanteau film Red, White and Zero (1967).

Red, White, and Zero (1979)
Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated...

The Awakening (1954)
"The Awakening" is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)
The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and...

The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock (1978)
Documentary about the early British films by director Alfred Hitchcock.

The Genie (1953)
A young woman discovers her grandfather owns the true Aladdin's lamp and discovers it's handsome Genie inside as well.

Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926)
Virginia Perry, a former movie star, leaves her family and returns to Hollywood to make a comeback, but age has taken its toll and she is cast in...

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.

American Aristocracy (1916)
A young man fights to overcome a piratical arms smuggler and to win the heart of a rich man's daughter.

La Belle Epoque (1983)
Featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Diana Vreeland, La Belle Epoque evokes "the beautiful era" of 1890-1914, a time in which the wealthy upper...

Dead Man's Curve (1928)
A grease monkey discovers a defect in an auto engine being turned out by his employer. But since our hero discovers this only after losing an...

The Pirates Of Penzance (1982)
As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st...

Trial By Jury (1982)
In a breach of promise case, the Learned Judge and Jury are somewhat smitten by the pretty Plaintiff's charms, and the Defendant is hard pressed to...

Cox and Box (1982)
Cox works by day, and Box by night. Their rascally landlord lets the same room to both of them and doubles his profit. But eventually they discover...

H.M.S. Pinafore (1982)
The D'Oyly Carte production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. Love blossoms between members of different social classes among a general...

The Mikado (1983)
In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of...

The Gondoliers (1982)
Marco and Giuseppe marry their sweethearts Gianetta and Tessa, but neither couple is allowed to leave for their honeymoon, because there is a...

Iolanthe (1982)
Strephon, a shepherd (the son of a Fairy, Iolanthe, and a mortal), is in love with Phyllis, a shepherdess. He wants to marry her, but, although...

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990)
The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.

Night of 100 Stars (1982)
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...

The Aviator (1931)
Alain's uncle sends him to France to toughen him with his aviator friend Pierre. He meets Suzanne on the voyage and fights for her love against...

The Canterville Ghost (1966)
An American ambassador moves his family into a haunted English castle.

Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007)

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is an American variety show starring American pop-singer Cher and her husband, Sonny Bono. The show ran on CBS in the...

Route 66 (1960)
Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet Corvette sports car. The show ran weekly on Fridays...

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968)
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

Your Show of Shows (1950)
Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5,...

ABC Stage 67 (1966)
ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It...

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was...

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1953)
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents, is a 1950s syndicated anthology series hosted and occasionally starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. The series offered...

Dr. Kildare (1961)
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the...

The Dame Edna Experience (1987)
The Dame Edna Experience is a British television comedy talk-show hosted by Dame Edna Everage. It ran for twelve regular episodes on ITV, plus two...

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

The Bob Hope Show (1950)
The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night...

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

B.L. Stryker (1989)
B.L. Stryker is an American detective drama that aired on ABC from February 13, 1989 to May 5, 1990 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie along with...

The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally...

Hollywood (1980)
A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

The Love Boat (1977)
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation...

The Love Boat (1977)
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation...

The Ford Show (1956)
The Ford Show is an American variety program, starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired on NBC on Thursday evenings from...

What's My Line? (1950)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

Strong Medicine (1986)
A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious and...

Yesteryear (1982)
A panoramic overview of the events and people that shaped six of the most important years in American history.

What's My Line? (1950)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

Great Performances (1971)
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

Omnibus (1967)
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the...