In your post, you said you couldnt find this film for free online. Douglas fairbanks is back with a parody of the western genre that takes full advantage of his goodnatured american good looks and propensity for athleticism. Wild and woolly is a 1917 american silent western comedy film which tells the story of one mans personal odyssey from cowboyobsessed easterner to. Wild and woolly video rents and sells over 20,000 titles on dvd, bluray, and vhs.
Wild and woolly 1917 passed 1h 12min comedy, western, romance 24 june 1917 usa a rich young easterner who has always wanted to live in the wild west plans to move to a western town. The problem is jeff believes the west is still infested with train robbers, stagecoaches and gunfights every hour. Con eileen percy, walter bytell y joseph singleton. This is an extraordinary tale of an amazing friendship between a baby elephant, a sheep and a handful of people at shamwari rehabilitation centre. He produced 3 films for artcraftfamous playerslasky corp. A small town lures a rich man into moving in, by pretending that it is a wild place to live. Themba, the baby elephant, lost his mother after she fell down a cliff. Weve arranged the synonyms in length order so that they are easier to find. Browse actors, actresses and directors that were born in 1917 or search by date or keyword. Douglas fairbanks stars as jeff hillington, a man obsessed with the wild west. The collection continues with 3 films produced by fairbanks for artcraftfamous playerslasky corp wild and woolly 1917, reaching for the. Until now there has never been an organization with the purpose to place a star on the hollywood walk of fame for movie personalities from a century ago. As the sets were being completed for robin hood, fairbanks was advised that. For an example of this sillytoserious trick done right, i recommend galaxy quest.
See how hollywood depicted the old west in movie posters. When he gets an opportunity to travel to arizona, the locals decide to play up the wild west element but when a robbery turns real, dougs cowboy skills come in handy. Secondarily the year saw a limited global embrace of narrative filmmaking and featured innovative techniques such as continuity cutting. The basic premise concerns jeff hillington fairbanks a rich. Chaplinkeatonlloyd film locations and more by john. Doug goes in to work for his father, but doesnt get much done because hes too busy fantasizing about the west. Nfpf preserved films at cinecon douglas fairbanks in wild and woolly 1917. Opened in 1997 with 300 vhs tapes and a harebrained scheme, wild and woolly video has grown into a kentucky institution. One of the more interesting films made in the early days was neptunes daughter 1914 starring sexy australian swimming sensation annette kellerman. More remarkably, the cutting slightly overlaps estebans descent from the rightangled extreme longshot to the highangled view, underscoring the stunt in a manner reminiscent of action cutting in douglas fairbanks films like wild and woolly 1917. Its 1903 and some dastardly fiends are determined to assassinate president teddy roosevelt. I will discuss wild and woolly, and harold lloyds masterpiece the kid brother 1927, two wonderful films highlighted at the 2015 cinecon classic film festival, as part of the hollywoods silent echoes presentation i will be giving labor day monday, september 7, 2015, at 11.
A rich young easterner who has always wanted to live in the wild west plans to move to a. Wild and woolly definition of wild and woolly by merriam. Welcome to the website for the wonderful world of the wild woolly ones. Wild and woolly crossword answers, clues, definition. Douglas fairbanks came from broadway to the movies in 1915, when high salaries. Jeff is a grown man his age is not mentioned but fairbanks was 34 who has a childlike obsession with the wild west. With douglas fairbanks, eileen percy, calvert carter, charles stevens.
Wild and woolly is a 1917 directed by john emerson, starring douglas fairbanks. A man there was 1917 with film silent hall of fame. From september 37 an eclectic roster of classic films will be screened at graumans egyptian theater, thanks to the cinecon classic film festival, a labor dayweekend tradition that turns 51 years old this year. In wild and woolly, as elsewhere, they help to undercut the film by poking fun at itself and movies in general, such as in the scene where fairbanks goes to a pictureplay to have his dreams of the wild west come trueeven in new york. Its up to some intrepid and courageous cowgirls to thwart the scheme. A rich young easterner who has always wanted to live in the wild west plans to move to a western town. Fairbanks is an easterner who moves to a western town to fulfill his fantasy of becoming a wild west tough guy. The team at the shamwari rehabilitation centre rescued him and for two years they dedicated their lives to getting this very. Media in category the moth 1917 film the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail. Through this site i hope to share my passion and pass on hints, tips and mistakes. Of equal merit is the inclusion of the documentary in the official selection of the san jose international short film festival in. Wild and woolly is a 1917 american silent western comedy film which tells the story of one mans personal odyssey from cowboyobsessed easterner to western tough guy. Wild and woolly 1917 letterboxd social film discovery. In fact, you convinced me to drop everything, and watch it immediately.
Secondarily the year saw a limited global embrace of narrative film making and featured innovative techniques such as continuity cutting. The townsmen, not wanting to lose a rich potential resident, contrive to make over the town to suit the young mans fantasy. Wild and woolly is a 1917 silent film which tells the story of one mans personal odyssey from sophisticated easterner to western tough guy. Crammed full of typical fairdanks stunts, bolstered by many smile,and backed by the dominating personality of the famous doug, the picture is a huge success. Wild and woolly 1937 a darkhorse candidate captures the post of sheriff and wins his towns respect by preventing a bank heist. The moth is a 1917 american drama film directed by edward jose. His second artcraft film was wild and woolly 1917 one of the more amusing films in this set filled with great movies. For more giveaways, exclusive essays, film preservation. Douglas fairbanks wild and woolly1917 with images classic.
Douglas fairbanks in wild and woolly 1917 douglas fairbanks, ruth allen, edward. He has his fancy apartment rigged up like a wild west scene, complete with tipi. Sep, 2015 i will discuss wild and woolly, and harold lloyds masterpiece the kid brother 1927, two wonderful films highlighted at the 2015 cinecon classic film festival, as part of the hollywoods silent echoes presentation i will be giving labor day monday, september 7, 2015, at 11. The wild and woolly west if you have a weak heart, dont look at these thrilling cowboy stunts. Wild and woolly video wild and woolly video rentals in ky. The first feature film made at universal city and completed just before the official opening was the sixreel epic feature film damon and pythias 1914, starring william worthington. Wild and woolly stars young jane withers as a hoydenish resident of a modern frontier town. Wild and woolly 1917 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wild and woolly is a short animated film by walter lantz productions. In september 2015 it won the award of recognition at the accolade global film competition. Overview of wild and woolly, 1917, directed by john emerson, with douglas fairbanks, eileen percy, walter bytell, at turner classic movies.
Apr, 2014 the wild and woolly west if you have a weak heart, dont look at these thrilling cowboy stunts. Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for wild and woolly rough we hope that the following list of synonyms for the word rough will help you to finish your crossword today. It is 1917, and america is in the first flush of a war it is convinced it can win with. Jeff hillington fairbanks is the son of a rich new york railroad magnate. Over 30,000 movies for rent and for sale on blu ray and dvd. In the film world, the government took over the topical film companys newsreel units and began to produce more propaganda films, largely on home front issues such as.
Wild and wooly 1917, reaching for the moon 1917 and a. Griffith was the man who invented hollywood and mary pickford was americas sweetheart, but douglas fairbanks was the prototypical american action hero, a cleancut, virtuous and energetic swashbuckler who. Similarly, wild and woolly is a refreshingly sarcastic romp. Griffith was the man who invented hollywood and mary pickford was americas sweetheart, but douglas fairbanks was the prototypical american action hero, a cleancut, virtuous and energetic swashbuckler who took great pride and pleasure in doing all of his own stunts. Nfpf preserved films at cinecon national film preservation.
By this point, the fairbanks comedy brand was clearly established and he was milking it for all it was worth. It was to be a journey that would change their lives. When a wild westobsessed son of a railroad magnate gets the task to evaluate some property in arizona, the residents get the idea to give him a movie western adventure despite the fact that they have indeed entered the 20th century and such adventures no longer exist. In may it won the silver award at the 2015 international independent film awards. The entire film plays around with the fact that movies romanticize bygone eras. After a lot of hard work, we are glad to announce we finished our new noncommercial project. A rich young easterner who has always wanted to live in the wild west plans to move to.
With marlon brando, mary murphy, robert keith, lee marvin. Unknown to him, the towns wild days are long gone, and it is an orderly, civilized place now. We are kentuckys source for hardtofind classics, obscurities, and titles too weird for the mainstream. Into the wild 19 movie clip two years he walks the earth 2007 hd. The film was adapted by anita loos from a story by horace b. With stagnation on the western front and the german uboat campaign beginning to really bite, the country was now on a total war footing. An action hero for his time, fairbanks appeared in several westerns prior to 1919 including the lamb 1915,martyrs of the alamo 1915, the halfbreed 1916, wild and woolly 1917, the man from painted post 1917, and the knickerbocker buckaroo 1919.
With susan bigelow, elyssa davalos, doug mcclure, david doyle. Vintage science fiction horror movie poster the spider for sale online movie posters for sale. Media in category the amazons 1917 film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Unknown to him, the towns wild days are long gone, and it is an orderly. Wild and woolly was the second of seven films he would release that year and it was a. Little did i know that when i booked a oneday needlefelting workshop, this would be the start of both a business and an addiction. The townsmen, not wanting to lose a rich potential resident, contrive to make over the town to. The team at the shamwari rehabilitation centre rescued him and for two years they dedicated their lives to getting this very special orphan back to the wild. In a town in the old west, the girl beagle comes to a.
A wild character walkcycle done entirely in cel animation, by our. Marlon brando, mary murhpy, robert keith, lee marvin, jay c. I have now completed all the movies made before 1895 that i know. Wild and woolly, a full featured documentary about an. A lobby card of the 1917 silent film wild and woolly will be part of the rennard strickland collection of western film history thats coming to the. Revelling in the towns 50th anniversary celebration, jane is brought down to earth by the longstanding. October 9th, 2007 not yet rated 1 hr 12 min plot summary.
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