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Writer:
George Bruce (screenplay)
Release Date:
10 January 1941 (USA) more
Plot:
In 1865, General Gurko Lanen is dictator of "Lichtenburg" in the Balkans. Rightful ruler Zona hopes to get aid from Napoleon III of France... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Seems like a rehash of "Man in the Iron Mask"... more (14 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Louis Hayward | ... | Edmund Dantes Jr. |
| Joan Bennett | ... | Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg |
| George Sanders | ... | General Gurko Lanen |
| Florence Bates | ... | Countess Mathilde Von Braun |
| Lionel Royce | ... | Colonel Zimmerman |
| Montagu Love | ... | Prime Minister Baron Von Neuhoff |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Conrad Stadt (as Ian MacWolfe) |
 | Clayton Moore | ... | Lieutenant Fritz Dorner |
| Ralph Byrd | ... | William Gluck |
| Georges Renavent | ... | Marquis de Chatante |
| Michael Visaroff | ... | Prince Paul Pavlov |
| Rand Brooks | ... | Hans Mirbach |
| Theodore von Eltz | ... | Captain |
| James Seay | ... | Lieutenant Stone |
| Henry Brandon | ... | Lt. Schultz |
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102 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Canada:G (Ontario) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Spain:T | UK:U
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[first lines]
Colonel Zimmerman:
Turnkey! Bring out the prisoner William Gluck.
Turnkey:
Yes, Colonel.
[opens cell]
Turnkey:
Come out!
William Gluck:
I thought you were in a hurry to get me in.
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Follows The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) more
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Another bigger than usual budget for an Edward Small film that is very much in the same pattern as THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK, with the same stars--LOUIS HAYWARD and JOAN BENNETT--with Hayward again as the man who assumes a disguise (as a fop) in order to win the freedom of the Duchess of Litchtenberg from the clutches of villainous GEORGE SANDERS and his traitorous ways.
Full of intrigue, swashbuckling and occasional moments of romantic byplay, it's handicapped by Bennett's ice princess manner of performing in these costume roles as a damsel in distress--beautiful but expressionless. LOUIS HAYWARD, on the other hand, is very animated and charming in the title role, showing prowess with the swordplay and finally getting the upper hand in a duel of wits and swords with Sanders.
It's enjoyable but full of deja vu for those who've seen other swashbucklers of this ilk. FLORENCE BATES has a few wry moments as Bennett's maid, and MONTAGU LOVE is effective as a wrongly imprisoned nobleman.
The musical score by Edward Ward is helpful in sustaining an air of adventure but certainly not one of his more notable scores.
Summing up: Standard entertainment that must have made Saturday matinée audiences happy in the '40s--but it's all just too familiar with no original touches.