| Summary: | 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 4 films for United Artists, including The Mark of Zorro (1920), directed by Fred Niblo and starring Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, Robert McKim, and Noah Beery. Set in Spanish California, Zorro (Fairbanks) battles the colonial government while also pursuing the beautiful Lolita.
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