The Three Musketeers (1921)

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:

Fred Niblo

Writers:

Alexandre Dumas père (by: "The Three Musketeers"), Edward Knoblock (adapted by),

Stars:

Adolphe Menjou, Mary MacLaren, Nigel De Brulier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adolphe Menjou	...	Louis XIII
Mary MacLaren	...	Anne of Austria
Nigel De Brulier	...	Cardinal Richelieu (as Nigel de Brulier)
Thomas Holding	...	Duke of Buckingham
Marguerite De La Motte	...	Constance
Willis Robards	...	De Treville
Boyd Irwin	...	Rochefort
Barbara La Marr	...	Milady de Winter
Lon Poff	...	Father Joseph
Walt Whitman	...	D'Artagnan's Father
Sidney Franklin	...	Bonacieux
Charles Belcher	...	Bernajoux
Charles Stevens	...	Planchet
Léon Bary	...	Athos (as Leon Bary)
George Siegmann	...	Porthos

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:

musketeer | france | gascon | sword | bad guy | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

28 August 1921 (USA)

Also Known As:

De tre Musketerer

Filming Locations:

Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Douglas Fairbanks Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White Color (Wyckoff-DeMill Color) (some sequences)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nigel De Brulier who plays Cardinal Richelieu, would also play the role in the 1935 film of the same name. In addition, he also played Richelieu in the 1929 film "The Iron Mask" and the 1939 film "The Man in the Iron Mask."

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Quotes

Cardinal Richelieu: If you were about to die, what would you do?
D'Artagnan: Your Eminence, I should write the history of France.

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Connections

Version of The Four Charlots Musketeers (1974)

User Reviews

Decent but not among Douglas Fairbanks' best

I think how much you'll enjoy the film will be impacted on how closely you want the film to follow the book (which it doesn't) as well as whether or not you've seen many of Douglas Fairbanks' films. What I mean by the latter is that I think my expectations were way too high for this movie because I expected a VERY physical and athletic film--but it wasn't. This was a HUGE surprise because Fairbanks was known for his amazing stunts--such as in "Thief of Bagdad" or "The Mark of Zorro". I expected to see his great leaps and bounds--but there just weren't very many athletic scenes. Now this is NOT to say that it's a bad film--it's still pretty good. It's just that I think it could have been a lot better. Enjoyable but not among the actor's best films--though the costumes and sets were pretty amazing for 1921.

By the way, the version I saw was the one in the public domain that is linked to IMDb. Oddly, this version has reversed the last two reels of the film!! In other words, it ends and then continues! I am not sure if you can find a corrected version or not.