The big feature of it all was the
fact that no member of the company
knew that there was such a scene to
be taken until a few minutes before
it was disclosed what was coming
next. In writing the story Fairbanks
had planned the fight but. did not
mention it because he was seeking
realism.
In referring to the encounter with
Berry, the star speaks of the episode
as the "two mile battle." That is the
amount of territory covered. The
first blow is struck while the two
men are on the edge of a cliff. They
clinch and a moment later fall fifty
feet into a tall tree below.
Even now there is no let up and
while the two men struggle, limb
after limb of the tree gives way until
they finally strike the ground. There
is more fighting and still more
thrills as the two reach the edge of
an overhanging rock, at last falling
headlong through thirty feet of space
and crashing through the roof of an
adobe hut.
It was at this point that those who
watched the fight though the finish
had been reached. But Doug, cut and
bruised and grinning yelled, "We've
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