The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Encyclopedia
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo is a 1919
silent
Western directed by Albert Parker
and starring Douglas Fairbanks
, who also wrote and produced the film. Fairbanks plays a hedonistic New York City
aristocrat who tries to change his selfish ways by heading to Sonora, Texas
to carry out a campaign of altruism. Along the way, he is mistaken for a Mexican
bandit and is pursued by a corrupt sheriff
who is in pursuit of the bandit's hidden fortune.
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo was Fairbanks' last film under his contract with Paramount Pictures
. After this production, he worked exclusively at United Artists
, a company he co-founded in 1919 with Mary Pickford
, Charles Chaplin and D.W. Griffith.
No print of The Knickerbocker Buckaroo is known to exist in any archive or private collection, and it is believed to be a lost film
.
1919 in film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
Western directed by Albert Parker
Albert Parker (director)
Albert Parker was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He directed 36 films between 1917 and 1938. In the early 1930s Parker left Hollywood for England where he continued to direct films and also opened an actors' agency office...
and starring Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro....
, who also wrote and produced the film. Fairbanks plays a hedonistic New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
aristocrat who tries to change his selfish ways by heading to Sonora, Texas
Sonora, Texas
Sonora is the county seat of Sutton County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,924 at the 2000 census.Former State Senator and Lieutenant Governor Bill Ratliff of Mount Pleasant was reared in Sonora and graduated from high school there.-Geography and climate:Sonora is located at ...
to carry out a campaign of altruism. Along the way, he is mistaken for a Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
bandit and is pursued by a corrupt sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
who is in pursuit of the bandit's hidden fortune.
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo was Fairbanks' last film under his contract with Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
. After this production, he worked exclusively at United Artists
United Artists
United Artists Corporation is an American film studio. The original studio of that name was founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks....
, a company he co-founded in 1919 with Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
, Charles Chaplin and D.W. Griffith.
No print of The Knickerbocker Buckaroo is known to exist in any archive or private collection, and it is believed to be a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Douglas FairbanksDouglas FairbanksDouglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro....
- Teddy Drake - Marjorie Daw - Rita Allison
- William Wellman - Henry (*Wellman's debut in the film industry)
- Frank CampeauFrank CampeauFrank Campeau was an American actor. He appeared in 93 films between 1911 and 1940.He was born in Detroit, Michigan and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:* Fighting Caravans...
- Crooked Sheriff - Edythe ChapmanEdythe ChapmanEdythe Chapman , was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The Light Eternal in 1907...
- Teddy's Mother - Albert MacQuarrieAlbert MacQuarrieAlbert MacQuarrie was an American silent film actor.He was signed in 1912 and starred in about 70 films before his retirement....
- Manual Lopez - Ernest Butterworth - ?