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Reaching For The Moon
directed by John Emerson, 1874-1956; produced by David Shepard, 1940-2017 and Douglas Fairbanks, 1883-1939; performed by Erich von Stroheim, 1885-1957, Richard Cummings, 1858-1938, Eileen Percy, 1900-1973 and Douglas Fairbanks, 1883-1939 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 1917), 1 hour 9 mins
Douglas Fairbanks came from Broadway to the movies in 1915 when high salaries were luring well-known stage actors to the new feature-length pictures. Although most of these performers failed to ‘register’ on camera and returned to New York, Fairbanks quickly became a supernova. His energetic, optimistic charac...
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directed by John Emerson, 1874-1956; produced by David Shepard, 1940-2017 and Douglas Fairbanks, 1883-1939; performed by Erich von Stroheim, 1885-1957, Richard Cummings, 1858-1938, Eileen Percy, 1900-1973 and Douglas Fairbanks, 1883-1939 (Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 1917), 1 hour 9 mins
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Douglas Fairbanks came from Broadway to the movies in 1915 when high salaries were luring well-known stage actors to the new feature-length pictures. Although most of these performers failed to ‘register’ on camera and returned to New York, Fairbanks quickly became a supernova. His energetic, optimistic character, his ingratiating smile, his graceful, acrobatic stunts (he did his own), clever writing, and accomplished staging rapidly made Fai...
Douglas Fairbanks came from Broadway to the movies in 1915 when high salaries were luring well-known stage actors to the new feature-length pictures. Although most of these performers failed to ‘register’ on camera and returned to New York, Fairbanks quickly became a supernova. His energetic, optimistic character, his ingratiating smile, his graceful, acrobatic stunts (he did his own), clever writing, and accomplished staging rapidly made Fairbanks one of the most admired stars in the world. He produced 3 films for Artcraft/Famous Players-Lasky Corp., including Reaching for the Moon (1917), starring Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, and Richard Cummings. Fairbanks is a factory worker who discovers he is the heir to the throne of a small European kingdom and his struggle to secure the inheritance.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Erich von Stroheim, 1885-1957, Richard Cummings, 1858-1938, Eileen Percy, 1900-1973, Douglas Fairbanks, 1883-1939
Contributor
Sam Landers, 1884-1948, Victor Fleming, 1889-1949, David Shepard, 1940-2017, Douglas Fairbanks, 1883-1939, Pauline Richard, fl. 2008, William Shea, fl. 1920, Wilfred Buckland, 1866-1946, Eric Beheim, fl. 1921-2010
Author / Creator
John Emerson, 1874-1956, Erich von Stroheim, 1885-1957, Richard Cummings, 1858-1938, Eileen Percy, 1900-1973, Douglas Fairbanks, 1883-1939, Anita Loos, 1888-1981
Date Published / Released
1917
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Topic / Theme
Dreams, Monarchy, Film Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Flicker Alley.
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