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Rapier wit: Silent film swordsman Douglas Fairbanks shows off his comedic skills in the film that opens this year's Kansas Silent Film Festival
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AuthorBlankenship, Bill
PublisherTopeka Capital-JournalSubjectKansas Silent Film FestivalFestivals and fairsWashburn University of TopekaMoviesSilent filmsTopeka (Kan.)DescriptionPhotocopied newspaper article profiling the ninth annual Kansas Silent Film Festival, to be held February 25 and 26, 2005, at Washburn University's White Concert Hall; main portion of article is dedicated to discussing the silent film career of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., and his work in the 1919 film "When the Clouds Roll By"; article also lists other films being shown at the festival that year including "Nell Gwyn," "The Roaring Road," and "The Phantom of the Opera"Issue Date2005-02-20Original FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright the Topeka Capital-Journal (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).
PublisherTopeka Capital-JournalSubjectKansas Silent Film FestivalFestivals and fairsWashburn University of TopekaMoviesSilent filmsTopeka (Kan.)DescriptionPhotocopied newspaper article profiling the ninth annual Kansas Silent Film Festival, to be held February 25 and 26, 2005, at Washburn University's White Concert Hall; main portion of article is dedicated to discussing the silent film career of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., and his work in the 1919 film "When the Clouds Roll By"; article also lists other films being shown at the festival that year including "Nell Gwyn," "The Roaring Road," and "The Phantom of the Opera"Issue Date2005-02-20Original FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright the Topeka Capital-Journal (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).Geographic Location
City, StateTopeka, KansasCountyShawnee County, Kansas
CountyShawnee County, KansasRelated
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Blankenship, Bill, Rapier wit: Silent film swordsman Douglas Fairbanks shows off his comedic skills in the film that opens this year's Kansas Silent Film Festival. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 09/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6296