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Vintage Silent Film Movie Poster
This is a reproduction of a poster for the silent film Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood, which was released on October 18, 1922. This film was a landmark production, notable for several historical firsts and large-scale ambitions.
Key Information
Title: The full, copyrighted title of the movie is Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood.
Release Date: It premiered on October 18, 1922, at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, a significant event recognized as Hollywood's first-ever movie premiere.
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks (as the Earl of Huntingdon / Robin Hood), Wallace Beery (King Richard the Lion-Hearted), Sam De Grasse (Prince John), and Enid Bennett (Lady Marian Fitzwalter). Fairbanks was known for his athleticism and performed many acrobatic stunts and sword fights in the film.
Director: Allan Dwan.
Production: The film was one of the most expensive of the 1920s, with a budget estimated around $1 million. Massive sets were constructed at the Pickford-Fairbanks Studio, including a full-scale medieval castle.
Plot: Douglas Fairbanks plays the Earl of Huntingdon, a nobleman who joins King Richard on the Crusades. When he learns that Richard's treacherous brother, Prince John, has usurped the throne and is tyrannizing England, Huntingdon returns home. He adopts the persona of Robin Hood to gather a band of "merry men" and fight the oppression until the King's return.
This film is a classic of the silent era and set many standards for the swashbuckling adventure genre.
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This is a reproduction of a poster for the silent film Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood, which was released on October 18, 1922. This film was a landmark production, notable for several historical firsts and large-scale ambitions.
Key Information
Title: The full, copyrighted title of the movie is Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood.
Release Date: It premiered on October 18, 1922, at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, a significant event recognized as Hollywood's first-ever movie premiere.
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks (as the Earl of Huntingdon / Robin Hood), Wallace Beery (King Richard the Lion-Hearted), Sam De Grasse (Prince John), and Enid Bennett (Lady Marian Fitzwalter). Fairbanks was known for his athleticism and performed many acrobatic stunts and sword fights in the film.
Director: Allan Dwan.
Production: The film was one of the most expensive of the 1920s, with a budget estimated around $1 million. Massive sets were constructed at the Pickford-Fairbanks Studio, including a full-scale medieval castle.
Plot: Douglas Fairbanks plays the Earl of Huntingdon, a nobleman who joins King Richard on the Crusades. When he learns that Richard's treacherous brother, Prince John, has usurped the throne and is tyrannizing England, Huntingdon returns home. He adopts the persona of Robin Hood to gather a band of "merry men" and fight the oppression until the King's return.
This film is a classic of the silent era and set many standards for the swashbuckling adventure genre.
