
This film was also known as Around the World in 80 Minutes. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.

Robert E. Sherwood
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Is it worth your time? If you want a stiff, factual documentary, run away. This is for people who just want to watch a movie star be a movie star in front of the Taj Mahal. If you need a plot or, I don't know, a point, you are going to be bored out of your mind within ten minutes. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. has this speci...


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Douglas Fairbanks

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"Is it worth your time? If you want a stiff, factual documentary, run away. This is for people who just want to watch a movie star be a movie star in front of the Taj Mahal. If you need a plot or, I don't know, a point, you are going to be bored out of your mind within ten minutes. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. has this specific energy. It’s like he’s perpetually trying to convince the camera that he’s the most interesting guy in the room. Usually, he is. But in Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks,..."
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