Thanks for tuning in! As always, it really is a joy to share these Silent films with y’all whenever TCM’s #SilentSundayNights goes on hiatus. #SilentFlickerSunday will return in August so keep an eye out for that!.. Until we see each other again, stay safe out there, y’all💕
Enid Bennett and Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in “Robin Hood” (1922)
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Fun Fact: Alan Hale Sr. is the only actor to appear in “Robin Hood” (1922), “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938) AND “The Rogues of Sherwood Forest” (1950) all in the same role as Little John.
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Due to the shear size and cost of the set, Fairbanks would later reuse portions of the set from “Robin Hood” (1922) in “The Thief of Bagdad” (1924)
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The massive castle set was designed by Lloyd Wright, son of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It featured a real concrete floor and a drawbridge constructed out of wood-covered steel.
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A noted athlete & stuntman, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. insisted on doing all of his own stunts b/c he felt audiences would be able to tell if it wasn’t him. This led to the elaborate set to be made in a way that helped him achieve these feats
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“Robin Hood” (1922) was the first film to have a huge Hollywood premiere night at Grauman’s Egyptian Theater w/members of the press there, fans seeking autographs, a red carpet, etc. The film would make over $ 2.5mil in North America
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Our leading man, who’s also wrote and produced the film, is Douglas Fairbanks Sr.- famed actor, vaudevillian, screenwriter and co- founder of of United Artists as well as the Motion Picture Academy.
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Bennett and her husband would mostly retire from films in the early 1930s. She made just over 50 films. Despite only making “Robin Hood’ (1922) together, she would remain close with co-star Douglas Fairbanks Sr. until his 1939 passing.
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She would later marry Niblo after Cohan’s untimely death and by 1916, She would be living in NYC working both on Broadway and with Niblo on films that would establish him as one of the first major American film directors.
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Leading lady Enid Bennett was an Australian actress who began her career in an acting troupe led by American married collaborators Fred Niblo & Josephine Cohan that traveled to every major settlement in Australia.
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Theory: Disney had to make Robin Hood a fox in “Robin Hood’ (1973) b/c they knew that no human man could be sexier than Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in the role
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And now our feature presentation: “Robin Hood” (1922) written, produced and starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr.and directed by Canadian-American Allan Dwan (youtu.be/x73nPX-06X8?...)
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While not too dissimilar to “A Trip to the Moon” (e.g. men going on an adventure), “Robinson Crusoe” is really sophisticated for a Méliès film from 1902
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Prior to 2011 it was believed that “Robinson Crusoe” (1902)🇫🇷 was a mostly lost film as only a few scenes had ever been found intact. A copy of the entire film was then donated to The Cinémathèque Française film archive where it was restored
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It’s based on English writer Daniel Defoe's 1719 book of the same name, which can be read for free here (archive.org/details/cu31...)
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First up we have “Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoë” AKA “Robinson Crusoe” (1902)🇫🇷 (youtu.be/oWHtn6dr1JE?...) directed by and starring French wizard of early film Georges Méliès.
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⏰ONE HOUR⏰ until @ 10pm EST/9pm CST when #SilentFlickerSunday goes out with a bang with the swashbuckling Adventure #SilentFilm “Robin Hood” (1922) starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Playlist available here (youtube.com/playlist?lis...) Can’t wait to see y’all💕
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Thanks for tuning in! Join me next week when #SatMat pre-games #StPatricksDay with the Irish horror-comedy “Extra Ordinary” (2019).. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend, y’all💕
PS-drop by #SilentFlickerSunday for 1922’s “Robin Hood” (info⤵️)
PPS- I’m still on for a 50s Girl Gang double feature on #SatMat and “Robin Hood” (1922) on #SilentFlickerSunday so drop by if you can (info⤵️)
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And Missy plays us out.. Thanks for tuning in, #RetroView ffiends! Drop by #SatMat for a 1950s Girl Gang double feature & #SilentFlickerSunday for “Robin Hood” (info⤵️)
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Sat. @ 4pm EST/3pm CST- #SatMat #WomensHistoryMonth : “Violent Years“(1956)(tinyurl.com/56evafbe) & “Girls in Prison”(1956) (tinyurl.com/56zdj2xm)
Sun. @ 10pm EST/9pm CST- #SilentFlickerSunday- Action/Adventure #SilentFilm - “Robin Hood” (1922) (tinyurl.com/mwyv5xu8)
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Thanks for tuning in! … Join me next week when we have close out this edition of #SilentFlickerSunday with some swashbuckling action from Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in “Robin Hood” (1922) . Until then, have a safe and wonderful week ahead💕
And they’d both pass away far too young in the early 1930s (Mabel at only 36 in 1930 & Roscoe at 43 in 1933)
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Despite all of their trailblazing talents, both Mabel Normand and Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle would hit career lows (Normand w/relationship & drug scandals the stress of which worsening her recurrent tuberculosis; Arbuckle w/a career ending sex scandal)
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And finally, “He Did and He Didn’t” (1916) (youtu.be/5naCRo-i1JI?...) is actually more of a dramedy VS the usual slapstick comedy or RomCom that Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle and Mabel Normand were known for
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