Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks (1931)
Here's reality in the making, from all corners of this cockeyed globe.
80 min
With the advent of sound, the world's leading screen idol, Douglas Fairbanks, experienced a downturn in his fortunes. His thin, reedy voice was not suited to the talkies, his marriage to Mary Pickford was on the outs, and his son, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., had replaced him as a major box-office draw. Faced with the Hollywood equivalent of a mid-life crisis, Doug called up three of his best friends - director Victor Fleming, cinematographer Henry Sharp, and production manager Charles Lewis - and took them on a six-month tour of Asia, ostensibly to shoot a travelogue for United Artists (of which Fairbanks was still a major shareholder.) Their first stop is Honolulu, followed in quick succession by Japan, China, Peking, Hong Kong, Indochina, the Philippines, Siam, and India. Fairbanks and company spend time at such noteworthy spots as the Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat, the Summer Palace and the Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum.
- Date de sortie
- 19 novembre 1931
- Pays d'origine
- États-Unis
Distribution
- Douglas Fairbanks dans le rôle de Self
- Victor Fleming dans le rôle de Self
- Duke Kahanamoku dans le rôle de Self
- Sōjin Kamiyama dans le rôle de Self
- Emilio Aguinaldo dans le rôle de Self
- Sessue Hayakawa dans le rôle de Self
- Charles Lewis dans le rôle de Self
- Henry Sharp dans le rôle de Self
Équipe technique
- Douglas Fairbanks · Réalisateur
- Victor Fleming · Réalisateur
- Robert E. Sherwood · Scénariste
- Victor Fleming · Directeur de la photographie
- Henry Sharp · Directeur de la photographie