The Earl of Huntingdon/Robin Hood
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Robin Hood is a 1922 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery. It was the first motion picture ever to have a Hollywood premiere, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on October 18, 1922. The movie's full title, under which it was copyrighted, is Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood.
Robin Hood: Directed by Allan Dwan. With Douglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Sam De Grasse, Enid Bennett. A nobleman becomes the vigilante Robin Hood who protects the oppressed English people from the tyrannical Prince John.
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- Adventure, Family, Romance
- Allan Dwan
- 1922-10-18
May 27, 2007 · It's "Robin Hood - The Human Story," and Fairbanks spins a rich and perfectly balanced tale that shows of the highest and the lowest things human beings are capable of. He does so with remarkably little written dialogue for the audience to read, aided by excellent casting and performances.
- 133 min
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- RadioFreePeru
Oct 4, 2022 · The opening has the dashing Earl of Huntingdon (Douglas Fairbanks) besting his bitter enemy, Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Paul Dickey), in a joust. Huntingdon then ...
- 132 min
- 6.3K
- Donald P. Borchers
Oct 1, 2022 · "Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood" was the height of 1920s Hollywood extravagance, being the most expensive film ever made ...more. 100 years ago this month (October 18, 1922), Douglas...
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- True History of Robin Hood
Directed by Allan DwanWritten by Douglas FairbanksProduced by Douglas FairbanksStarring Douglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Sam De Grasse, Enid Bennett, and Al...
- 133 min
- Public Domain Works
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Primarily a comedic actor early in his career, he moved into the adventure genre with the 1920 film The Mark of Zorro and found further success in films including Robin Hood (1922) and The Thief of Bagdad (1924). Fairbanks' career rapidly declined with the advent of the "talkies" in the late 1920s.
