IT CAME FROM THE BOTTOM SHELF!

Douglas Fairbanks was the greatest action star of the silent era, and unlike Errol Flynn, who followed in his footsteps, Doug did most of his own stunts. As a result, watching Fairbanks’ films gives the viewer the same added level of enjoyment that one gets viewing a movie starring Buster Keaton or Jackie Chan. Unfortunately, during the Blu-ray era, Douglas Fairbanks’ swashbucklers have been largely ignored.

Happily, the Film Preservation Society (a.k.a. The Biograph Project) has announced that they have partnered with Museum of Modern Art to perform a updated restoration of the silent 1921 adaptation of The Three Musketeers from the best available elements. The embedded video above provides a nice overview of the restoration work involved.

A Blu-ray of this new restoration is now available for preorder through the Film Preservation Society’s website. The release date has not officially been announced, but if you want to receive the Blu-ray as soon as it’s available, you might as well order now. Here’s the disc info from the Film Preservation Society’s website:

This new restoration of Douglas Fairbanks’ 1921 adaptation of The Three Musketeers – produced in collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art – features a new score created and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.

Bonus content:

• FPS’ restored version of the 1910 Biograph short The Call to Arms featuring Henry B. Walthall, Marion Leonard, Joseph Graybill, and Mary Pickford
• The Library of Congress’ preservation print of the 1917 World War I short All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan with David Belasco, Douglas Fairbanks, William S. Hart, and Mary Pickford

PREORDER THE BLU-RAY HERE: https://filmpreservationsociety.org/inventory/the-three-musketeers-blu-ray-2021