Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Doug Turned on the Jazz -- July 23, 2019

Moving Picture World, 26-July-1919
Douglas Fairbanks was one of the biggest stars in the movies. VIPs who came to Hollywood wanted to meet him. Here Doug serenades America's ace of aces, Eddie Rickenbacker.

Moving Picture World, 19-July-1919
Fairbanks was making a western.  The cowboys put on a rodeo to honor Captain Eddie.

Moving Picture World, 19-July-1919
The manager and owner of San Francisco's Rialto Theater visited Doug.  The item mentions that Doug "was working on his first release for 'Big-4'." This had become a common term for United Artists, based on the combination  of Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and DW Griffith.

Moving Picture World, 26-July-1919
Doug had three units working on his first UA film, His Majesty, the American.


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