Movies by Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
As part of the cast:
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Kings and Queens of Slapstick (2008)
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Larry Semon …
Get ready for some rip-roaring classic comedy with this trio of films -- Slapstick, The Clown Princes of Hollywood and The Stolen Jools -- featuring the top comics of a bygone era at their…
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Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Peter Fonda, Carroll Baker …
Directed by: James Forsher
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda lead viewers on a journey through the history of censorship in Hollywood, from Shirley Temple's Baby Burlesks and Carroll Baker's erotic…
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Going Hollywood: The War Years (1986)
Cast: Van Johnson, Vivian Blaine, Humphrey Bogart …
Directed by: Julian Schlossberg
This documentary provides a nostalgic and insightful look at Hollywood's on- and off-screen efforts at promoting wartime patriotism during the years 1941-1945. Hosted by actor Van…
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Ghost Story (1981)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. …
Directed by: John Irvin
Four New England octogenarians have harbored a terrible secret for half a century, but the lid on their Pandora's box of subterfuge is about to blow. The ghost of a young woman haunts…
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Abbott and Costello: The Christmas Show (1952)
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Margaret Whiting …
Legendary comedy duo Abbott and Costello give the gift of laughs in this 1952 Christmas special originally aired on TV's "Colgate Comedy Hour." Bud and Lou sing, dance and perform in…
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Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell …
Directed by: Lee Garmes, Ben Hecht
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Rita Hayworth star in this dark drama about the exploits of four Broadway types, which illustrate Times Square life in 1940. One is a playwright who saves another…
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Gunga Din (1939)
Cast: Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. …
Directed by: George Stevens
Three British soldiers -- Sgt. Cutter (Cary Grant), Sgt. Ballantine (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and Sgt. McChesney (Victor McLaglen) -- are sent to India to investigate sabotaged telegraph wires.…
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The Young in Heart (1938)
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Paulette Goddard …
Directed by: Richard Wallace
Richard and George-Anne Carlton (Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Janet Gaynor) are con artists who can spot an easy mark a mile away. Their weapon of choice is a deck of cards, with which they…
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The Rage of Paris (1938)
Cast: Danielle Darrieux, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mischa Auer …
Directed by: Henry Koster
French model Nicole de Cortillon (Danielle Darrieux) takes on New York in this screwball comedy. Nicole tries to jump-start her modeling career with a nude assignment, but things go awry and…
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Prisoner of Zenda (1937/1952) (1937)
Cast: Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Louis Calhern …
Directed by: Richard Thorpe, John Cromwell
Days before his coronation, Prince Rudolf is kidnapped and will have to give up the throne to his younger brother if he's not at the ceremony. To foil the plot, a distant cousin…
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The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elisabeth Bergner, Flora Robson …
Directed by: Paul Czinner
History comes alive in this drama featuring Elisabeth Bergner as Sophia Augusta Frederika, the German princess renamed Catherine who marries Peter (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), the grand duke of…
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Morning Glory (1933)
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Adolphe Menjou …
Directed by: Lowell Sherman
Stagestruck but unseasoned actress Eva Lovelace (Katharine Hepburn) heads for Broadway's bright lights, where she eventually gets her break with help from a paternal thespian (C. Aubrey…
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Little Caesar (1931)
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell …
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Noted for Edward G. Robinson's breakthrough performance, this gangster classic centers on Rico "Little Caesar" Bandelli (Robinson), who stages an all-out coup to become mob boss. After…
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The Dawn Patrol (1930)
Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Neil Hamilton …
Directed by: Howard Hawks
During WW I, British pilot Dick Courtney (Richard Barthelmess) is ordered to replace his commander and send his co-pilots out in unsafe aircraft. His new authority alienates Courtney from his…
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Party Girl (1930)
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Jeanette Loff, Marie Prevost …
Directed by: Victor Halperin
In this early "social" drama meant to warn the masses about the dangers of naughty impulses, a call-girl service deliberately bilks gin-swilling bachelors out of their hard-earned cash and…
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A Woman of Affairs (1928)
Cast: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lewis Stone …
Directed by: Clarence Brown
In this romance adapted from Michael Arlen's novel The Green Hat, beautiful English aristocrat Diana Merrick, prevented from marrying her true love, settles on a man with a mysterious…