The Three Musketeers (1916)

The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Swickard

Writers:

Alexandre Dumas père (novel), J.G. Hawks (scenario)

Stars:

Orrin Johnson, Dorothy Dalton, Louise Glaum

Cast

Cast overview:
Orrin Johnson	...	D'Artagnan
Dorothy Dalton	...	Queen Anne
Louise Glaum	...	Miladi Winter
Harvey Clark	...	Duke of Buckingham
Walt Whitman	...	Cardinal Richelieu
Arthur Maude	...	Count de Rochefort
George Fisher	...	King Louis XIII
Rhea Mitchell	...	Constance Bonacieux
Alfred Hollingsworth	...	Athos (as A. Hollingsworth)
Edward Kenny	...	Porthos
Claude N. Mortensen	...	Aramis (as C.N. Mortensen)
J.P. Lockney	...	Bonacieux

Storyline

The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to save France and the honor of a lady from the machinations of the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

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Plot Keywords:

gascon | france | 1600s | sword | 17th century | 

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

6 February 1916 (USA)

Also Known As:

D'Artagnan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kay-Bee Pictures, New York Motion Picture

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Los tres mosqueteros (1971)

User Reviews

GOOD RENDITION OF DUMAS

This is the fourth filmed adventure of Dumas' THREE MUSKETEERS (already, in 1915), and of all those produced before or since provides the closest semblance to the novelist's classic tale, here condensed to essentially one extended incident involving the adventurous quartet's ongoing conflict with Cardinal Richelieu, played nicely by Walt Whitman (no, not the poet; it's not THAT old). Most of the scenes depicted are quite short, a pacing key to the film's success, as the acting is of the normal histrionic type found during the silent era, wherein most screen players were normally also engaged in stage performance. The work is very well mounted, particularly when consideration is given to its expense ($15000), and is historically generally quite accurate, presenting with skill the alliance which Richelieu formulated with the crown to rule France in the early 17th century. Due to litigation, D'ARTAGNAN, as it was known at the time of its release, was not widely seen for nearly five years past its making, and came into direct competition with the Douglas Fairbanks version, lavishly produced and with orchestrated praise in place; nonetheless, the direction of the German, Charles Swickard, and the performances by Orrin Johnson, in the title role, and of Dorothy Dalton, as Queen Anne, are of interest to a cinema devotee.