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The sign of capacity it shows his growing influence as a founder of UAC and his prevalence within cinema has grown again.
His face it the tartan shirt is smiling and youthful. The drawing looks fit and healthy with an admired figure.
Douglas Fairbanks is large text to highlight his importance.
His style makes him look masculine like a lumberjack. Looks at one with nature and content with life.
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Here are nine pictures of unusual merit It shows the importance of Fairbanks to Hollywood.
Someone who is a businessman who was bale to churn out films but more importantly star in ones that were classed a good films too.
His name pasted on the page three times shows the importance of him and the originality to his work which was inventive yet familiar.
This page is a simple page with no pictures, this is to highlight the actors and directors work over the stylised visions of their imagination.
Within these three films there is a common occurrence. Love, romance, adventure and comedy. It creates a synonymous representation of the man himself: stunt loving, straight man and funny.
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Les Vedettes de Cinéma : United Artists : Max Linder, Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin It shows the three as stars. One currently in action and two normally. They are lined up and photographed, therefore the photo looks a little uncomfortable due to the wry smiles by all three who do not look happy nor sad. The smiles seem fake and put on especially for the photo.
This photo marks the hidden element s of cinema, the making f movies. Fairbanks in costume looks unusual compared to his peers next to him, however on set with actors for the film he would look far more normal. It shows a key element of film which is its fictionality.
The three look very detached from each other with gaps in-between each other to keep a distance from touching. The idea that physical contact between men was not normal.
The bottom of the card contains the company United Artists which produced 'Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood' (1922).
Chaplin and Fairbanks were both founders in this company which became so prosperous in the 1920's.
Fairbanks stands out in the photo due to his centrality which indicates his influence in the film. He was screenwriter, star and producer.
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Charles Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks walking in the Studios Backs facing the camera can feel authentic as the subjects seem to be unaware of the photo being taken. However it can in some extreme cases make the subjects look pompous or self-absorbed. It could perhaps have that effect here as they feel so famous that people will know its them even from behind.
Hiding your face from the camera can suggest you are trying to hide something from others. in this can it could be suggested the talks they have are secretive and this photo displays this secret that divides the public and the stars.
This shot is from a distance and feel as if this is as close as we are allowed to get, like a barrier is stopping us from getting closer.
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Exhibitor's Trade Review (Sep-Nov 1922) Part 1: It shows Fairbanks as a businessman and entrepreneur. The cost of the film clearly shows the trust companies had him and the trust he had in himself to write, produce and star within this film. it shows he has intelligence rather than just brawn which is usually shown in his films in the 1920's
Part 2:Fairbanks' name is in the title of the film, this is massive and doesn't even happen today. It shows how famous he is and how much weight his name caries within Hollywood. Doing this alongside his wife brings in gossip that reaches media like this. It also shows how relevant the couple are. His life and image in the 1920's is conjoined with Pickford's where the power couple became so famous. His image is therefore bound alongside hers and the idea of the masculine man that won over Pickford and married her.
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Exhibitors Herald - United Artists The section is about films produced by Fairbanks, Griffiths and Pickford.
The majority are Fairbanks films with mixed reviews, this shows although he had a love for the cinema he did not always have the skill to pull off popular or successful films. It displays a clear message about how efficient and productive his company was to produce so many in the space of one year, and have exhibitors nationally screening his work.
Fairbanks is understated and his success, alongside Mary Pickford, in the 1920's was bigger than that of Chaplin or D.W. Griffiths. It shows how famous and popular he was in the decade.
This shows that his work is everywhere but also faced criticism from many alongside the praise.
The majority of the films by Fairbanks that are spoken about are also action films with himself as the lead. Perhaps indicating an ego or vanity. But is also proves his fame stems from just his swashbuckling feature films alongside his marriage to Pickford.
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Three top men stars This shows the importance of the three actors. Their legacy as stars is important.
It shows a gag where each is stereo typically dressed as famous character they portrayed or what they are best know wearing. Fairbanks attire is well dressed, neat and crisp. He lacks a tie due to his outgoing nature where a tie would get in the way. Therefore he is dressed smart but practically.
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Swashbuckling Douglas Fairbanks in 'The Thief of Bagdad'. Douglas Fairbanks was not a lazy actor, usually performing his own stunts he became the swashbuckling actor.
Swinging from ropes and vaulting across film sets meant his fame in the 1920's stemmed from these swashbuckling films.
He portrays a rough, rugged character who likes adventure and outdoors. Characteristics that are commonly associated with the ideal man.
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'Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood' Trailer This shows scale of productions by Douglas Fairbanks Pictures and how Hollywood was a growing industry in the silent era.
The large scale of this film with hundreds of extras, massive sets and famous actors presents a clear identity of Fairbanks who is more than just an actor. He is a businessman, an actor and movie star. His wealth is huge.
Fairbanks stars in a film which is violent and stereotypically 'macho'. Violence, action, war and weaponry are themes even today that are associated more with male actors than females.
This presents a masculine portrayal of Fairbanks and the type of films he would star in and produce.
Shots of him and a women indicate a love interest, inferring a romance between the two characters which ties into sexuality in the 1920's
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'Spanish People at Pickfair'
This shows so much.
Firstly it presents Fairbanks as a lover of films who, in his spare time with friends, loved creating films for fun not just as a business.
Powerful friends like Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford show how big his influence was in 1920's Hollywood.
It situates itself aside from normal Hollywood and questions gender roles and courting of women. This shows an intelligence and interest in questioning societies normalities.
It does not however diverge from the heterosexuality of men even if this does resent Chaplin's characters consciousness of flaunting privacy where he pulls over his tunic and crosses his legs like a woman. Still sexuality is not questioned enough.
Mary Pickford stands out within the little film and that is perhaps of her stardom or of her figure against other women.
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Douglas Fairbanks Stunts in "Don Q., Son of Zorro." Shows Fairbanks' masculinity by portraying him as a fearless man who faces danger and jumps through, he is able to better dangerous stunts from previous films in this meaning as a human he only grows. Making him look like the ideal American man
Love story within the article portrays his relationship as clearly of straight male that who faces rejection until he gets his way. Something which is wrong.
Subtly this articles presents the power of Douglas Fairbanks who, by my inference, has been able to get his sister-in-law onto a film to star in a film. This shows his massive presence in 1920's Hollywood both as an actor, businessman and producer.
His reach as an actor has crossed continents.
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The Iron Mask Containing other accessories for 'The Iron Mask', like posters and insert cards. It shows a suave Fairbanks in his heyday. Strong drawn images of Fairbanks highlight his striking facial features which were renowned as American features by the public.
The pressbook was designed to publicise the film and draw attention to its star - Fairbanks.
The size of his names text shows how famous he is. Fairbank's name sells tickets. Thus people go to see the film because he is in it.
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The Era of the Great Single Film: "Robin Hood" - A full-sized Screen Play, as Opposed to "Variety" It shows the important role Fairbanks has within the film. This swashbuckling man who wins the woman and saves the day.
Exemplifies the importance of his role within the film as he also produces it with his then wife, Mary Pickford. He is the part owner of the distribution company United artists too. Showing he has wealth and control over his own acting and roles.
States his figure and ability to do his own stunts. Presents him as a fit, healthy man. All traits as a masculine man strive to achieve to be a model American.
This film was also released in Sweden in 1923
