List of the best Douglas Fairbanks movies: The Thief of Bagdad(1924), The Black Pirate(1926), The Mark of Zorro(1920), The Gaucho(1927), The Iron Mask(1929), When the Clouds Roll By(1919), The Man From Painted Post(1917), Don Q, Son of Zorro(1925), A Modern Musketeer(1917), The Half-Breed(1916), The Good Bad Man(1916), The Mollycoddle(1920) ... ...
Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1924
155 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Snitz Edwards Charles Belcher Julanne Johnston Sojin Anna May Wong Brandon Hurst Tote Du Crow Noble Johnson
thief beautiful woman princess ruler amusing thrilling cheery spectacular lighthearted baghdad magic romance fantasy adventure rescue escape middle ages
A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
Adventure
USA
1926
85 Minutes
The Duke of Arnoldo, The Black Pirate
Douglas Fairbanks Billie Dove Anders Randolf Donald Crisp Tempe Pigott Sam De Grasse Charles Stevens Charles Belcher Fred Becker John Wallace E.J. Ratcliffe
nobleman princess pirate father airy engaging gripping spirited thrilling ocean pirate ship island pirates revenge romance shipwreck adventure rivalry revenge love
Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.
Adventure
USA
1920
90 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Marguerite De La Motte Noah Beery Robert McKim Charles Hill Mailes Claire McDowell George Periolat Walt Whitman Charles Stevens Noah Beery Jr. Snitz Edwards
vigilante captain love interest damsel in distress governor zorro playful charming california mansion prison heroism rebellion corruption identity love rescue revenge quest 19th century
A seemingly idiotic fop is really the courageous vigilante Zorro, who seeks to protect the oppressed.
Adventure, Romance, Western
USA
1927
102 Minutes
Producer
Douglas Fairbanks Lupe Velez Geraine Greear Eve Southern Gustav von Seyffertitz Michael Vavitch Charles Stevens Nigel de Brulier Albert MacQuarrie Mary Pickford
leader general young woman bandit villager priest melodramatic spectacular amusing andes mountains village romantic dilemma faith power struggle crime outlaws adventure love rivalry pursuit
A girl is saved by a miracle after she falls from a cliff in the Argentine Andes, and is blessed with healing powers. A shrine is built on the site, and a whole city grows around it, rich ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1929
87 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Belle Bennett Marguerite De La Motte Dorothy Revier Vera Lewis Rolfe Sedan William Bakewell Gordon Thorpe Nigel de Brulier Ullrich Haupt Lon Poff
musketeer count d'artagnan king twin love interest spirited brash suspenseful palace convent courtyard spain countryside dungeon impersonation monarchy twins ambition loyalty
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1919
77 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Frank Campeau Ralph Lewis Herbert Grimwood Albert MacQuarrie Kathleen Clifford Daisy Jefferson
playboy love interest psychiatrist mad scientist friend winsome madcap playful new york city church train experiments mental breakdown romance mind control abuse of power love transformation 1910s
Psychiatrist Dr. Ulrich Metz attempts to drive Daniel Brown to suicide.
Western
USA
1917
58 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Eileen Percy Frank Campeau Frank Clark Herbert Standing William Lowery Rhea Haines Charles Stevens Monte Blue
In order to find out who's behind a cattle rustling operation that's hurting ranchers, a detective for the Cattleman's Protective Association pretends to be a tenderfoot from back east ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1925
110 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Mary Astor Donald Crisp Stella De Lanti Warner Oland Jean Hersholt Albert MacQuarrie Lottie Pickford Forrest Charles Stevens Tote Du Crow Martha Franklin
Don Cesar, son of Zorro, is framed for murder while visiting Spain, and becomes the whip-wielding outlaw Don Q.
Comedy, Adventure
USA
1917
65 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Marjorie Daw Kathleen Kirkham Frank Campeau Eugene Ormonde Tully Marshall Edythe Chapman
A restless young man travels west, encountering adventure, romance, and danger.
Western
USA
1916
50 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Alma Rubens Sam De Grasse Tom Wilson Frank Brownlee Jewel Carmen George Andre Beranger
An outcast named Lo Dorman encounters a young woman lost in the woods. He defends her from danger in the forest and from Sheriff Dunn.
Western
USA
1916
50 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Sam De Grasse Pomeroy Cannon Joseph Singleton Bessie Love Mary Alden George Andre Beranger Fred Burns
An outlaw calling himself Passin' Through halts his "evil" ways long enough to help out some children in difficulty.
Adventure
USA
1920
86 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Wallace Beery Paul Burns Morris Hughes George Stewart Charles Stevens Lewis Hippe Albert MacQuarrie Ruth Renick Adele Farrington
An American who has lived much of his life outside the country returns to Arizona for the first time in years and encounters villainy.
Romance
USA
1921
74 Minutes
Producer
Douglas Fairbanks Marguerite De La Motte William Lowery Gerald Pring Morris Hughes Barbara La Marr Frank Campeau Jeanne Carpenter Charles Chaplin Mary Pickford Charles Stevens
Eccentric inventor Charlie Jackson tries to interest wealthy investors in his girlfriend's plan to help children from poor neighborhoods.
Adventure, Comedy
USA
1916
52 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Jewel Carmen Charles De Lima Albert Parker Artie Ortego
A young man fights to overcome a piratical arms smuggler and to win the heart of a rich man's daughter.
Comedy
USA
1916
50 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Jewel Carmen George Andre Beranger Ruth Darling Eugene Ormonde Macey Harlam Warner Richmond John Richmond Albert MacQuarrie
Steve O'Dare, a young New Yorker who has gone off to Nevada to be a cowboy, returns to New York to sell some horses. He bores his friends with tales of the exciting Western life, so they ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1917
62 Minutes
Producer
Douglas Fairbanks Eileen Percy Joe Brooks Frank Campeau Richard Cummings Eugene Ormonde Charles Stevens Keene Thompson Millard Webb Erich von Stroheim
clerk prime minister rival princess sweetheart king hilarious thrilling factory new york city europe cliff foreign land royalty assassination attempt dreams happiness dueling adventure discovery
A factory worker has always dreamed that he was meant for better things, to be rich and famous and in "the company of kings". One day he discovers that he is indeed the only heir to the ... See full summary »
Comedy, Adventure, Romance
USA
1919
115 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Marjorie Daw Frank Campeau Jay Dwiggins Lillian Langdon Sam Sothern
A man goes to Mexico and tangles with bandits. His then called to a tiny European country where a revolution is going on. It turns out that he is heir to the throne and he manages to squelch the plotters and win the girl in short order.
Adventure
USA
1916
60 Minutes
Blaze Derringer
Douglas Fairbanks Alma Rubens Spottiswoode Aitken Lillian Langdon Carl Stockdale Tom Wilson Tote Du Crow Charles Stevens Mildred Harris
Doug is an American mining engineer. Pres. Valdez of Paragonia (Aitken) wants him to reopen the country's mines. Doug is not interested ... until he sees the President's beautiful daughter,... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1916
55 Minutes
Pete Prindle
Douglas Fairbanks Clarence Handyside Rene Boucicault Jean Temple Charles Butler Loretta Blake Homer Hunt Helena Rupport
Pete Prindle wins the affections of Christine Cadwalader, but the father of the girl demands that Pete shall get a half interest in his father's food product company before he is allowed to... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1916
46 Minutes
Jimmie Conroy
Douglas Fairbanks Constance Talmadge Wilbur Higby Fred Warren Clyde Hopkins Winifred Westover
A young couple attempts to elope, with the bride's irate father in hot pursuit. The train stops briefly and the young man dashes off to find a minister, but before he can get himself and ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1930
74 Minutes
Producer
Douglas Fairbanks Bebe Daniels Edward Everett Horton Jack Mulhall Claude Allister June MacCloy Walter Walker Helen Jerome Eddy Bing Crosby Bill Elliott Bud Geary
Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails, laced with a "love potion," work their magic. ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1929
63 Minutes
In sixteenth century Padua, Hortensio loves Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista. But Baptista will not allow the two to get married until his eldest daughter, the extremely headstrong... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1961
93 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charles Chaplin Ben Turpin Mack Sennett Douglas Fairbanks
actor comedian magician cop amusing engaging city wilderness america actors silent movies historical events adventure rescue quest 1920s
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s. It starts with a 1905 look at French comedy, goes through the 1910s with ... See full summary »
Drama, Western, War
USA
1915
71 Minutes
Joe , Texan Soldier
Sam De Grasse A.D. Sears Walter Long Alfred Paget Fred Burns Douglas Fairbanks Juanita Hansen Ora Carew Tom Wilson Augustus Carney John T. Dillon
The story of the defense of the mission-turned-fortress by 185 Texans against an overwhelming Mexican army in 1836.
Comedy
USA
1928
82 Minutes
Marion Davies William Haines Dell Henderson Paul Ralli Tenen Holtz Harry Gribbon Sidney Bracey Polly Moran Albert Conti John Gilbert Mae Murray
actress actor studio head director father emotional charming studio hollywood, calif. theater ambition fame filmmaking love triangle love rise transformation 1920s
A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.