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The Swashbucklers (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV Episode | 30 min | Documentary

The film traces the adventure hero that can often be seen in romantic costume epics, the ones essayed by the kings of the genre, Douglas Fairbanks in the 1920s and Errol Flynn in the 1930s-40's. Scenes from "Zorro" (1920), "Robin Hood" (...See moreThe film traces the adventure hero that can often be seen in romantic costume epics, the ones essayed by the kings of the genre, Douglas Fairbanks in the 1920s and Errol Flynn in the 1930s-40's. Scenes from "Zorro" (1920), "Robin Hood" (1938) and "The Sea Hawk" (1940) are shown. Written by WesternOne See less
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Updated Feb 17, 1964

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Feb 17, 1964 (United States)
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25 cast members
Name Known for
Joseph Cotten
Self - Host / Narrator Self - Host / Narrator   See fewer
Ronald Colman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Basil Rathbone
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lili Damita
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bette Davis
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Douglas Fairbanks
Señor z (clip from The Mark of Zorro (1920)) (archive footage) Señor z (clip from The Mark of Zorro (1920)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Louis Hayward
Actor in swashbucklers (archive footage) Actor in swashbucklers (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Henreid
Actor in swashbucklers (archive footage) Actor in swashbucklers (archive footage)   See fewer
Bobby Jones
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Lauder
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Harold Lloyd
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Claude Rains
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Cornel Wilde
Robert of Nottingham (clip from The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1945)) (archive footage) Robert of Nottingham (clip from The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1945)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrice Wymore
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Benny
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Melville Cooper
High Sheriff of Nottingham (clip from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited) High Sheriff of Nottingham (clip from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Crisp
Sir John Burleson (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Sir John Burleson (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Daniell
Lord Wolfingham (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Lord Wolfingham (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Hale
Little John (clip from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Little John (clip from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Julanne Johnston
The Princess (clip from The Thief of Bagdad (1924)) (archive footage) (uncredited) The Princess (clip from The Thief of Bagdad (1924)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Brenda Marshall
Doña Maria (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Doña Maria (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Queen Elizabeth (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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