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The Iron Mask

  • 19291929
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.3K
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Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
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King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolut... Read allKing Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution, and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful future for ... Read allKing Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution, and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful future for France. Alas, keeping the secret means sending Constance, lover of D'Artagnan, off to a co... Read all
IMDb RATING
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1.3K
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  • Director
    • Allan Dwan
  • Writers
    • Lotta Woods(scenario editor)
    • Douglas Fairbanks(story)
    • Alexandre Dumas(novels "The Three Musketeers" & "20 Years After")
  • Stars
    • Belle Bennett
    • Marguerite De La Motte
    • Dorothy Revier
Top credits
  • Director
    • Allan Dwan
  • Writers
    • Lotta Woods(scenario editor)
    • Douglas Fairbanks(story)
    • Alexandre Dumas(novels "The Three Musketeers" & "20 Years After")
  • Stars
    • Belle Bennett
    • Marguerite De La Motte
    • Dorothy Revier
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Douglas Fairbanks, Léon Bary, Gino Corrado, and Tiny Sandford in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks, Léon Bary, Gino Corrado, and Tiny Sandford in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks, Helen Parrish, Robert Parrish, and Dorothy Revier in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks and William Bakewell in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)

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    Belle Bennett
    Belle Bennett
    • The Queen Motheras The Queen Mother
    Marguerite De La Motte
    Marguerite De La Motte
    • Constanceas Constance
    Dorothy Revier
    Dorothy Revier
    • Milady de Winteras Milady de Winter
    Vera Lewis
    Vera Lewis
    • Madame Peronneas Madame Peronne
    Rolfe Sedan
    Rolfe Sedan
    • Louis XIIIas Louis XIII
    William Bakewell
    William Bakewell
    • Louis XIVas Louis XIV…
    Gordon Thorpe
    • Young Princeas Young Prince…
    Nigel De Brulier
    Nigel De Brulier
    • Cardinal Richelieuas Cardinal Richelieu
    Ullrich Haupt
    • De Rochefortas De Rochefort
    Lon Poff
    Lon Poff
    • Father Josephas Father Joseph
    Charles Stevens
    Charles Stevens
    • Planchet - D'Artagnan's Servantas Planchet - D'Artagnan's Servant
    Henry Otto
    Henry Otto
    • The King's Valetas The King's Valet
    Léon Bary
    Léon Bary
    • Athosas Athos
    • (as Leon Barry)
    Tiny Sandford
    Tiny Sandford
    • Porthosas Porthos
    • (as Stanley Standford)
    Gino Corrado
    Gino Corrado
    • Aramisas Aramis
    Douglas Fairbanks
    Douglas Fairbanks
    • D'Artagnanas D'Artagnan
    Edgar Caldwell
      Fred Cavens
      • DeRochefort's Ruffianas DeRochefort's Ruffian
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Allan Dwan
      • Writers
        • Lotta Woods(scenario editor)
        • Douglas Fairbanks(story) (screenplay) (titles)
        • Alexandre Dumas(novels "The Three Musketeers" & "20 Years After")
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        In the prologue the four musketeers stand in a framing device, as a medieval stage booth, and D'Artagnan steps forward and speaks to the audience, then steps back and resumes his position with the other three, who remained motionless; after the mid-point intermission, the same situation is repeated, with D'Artagnan speaking again to the audience, finishing with the words, "once more, once more . . . ", after which the film resumes with the title card "20 years later". These were the first lines of dialogue ever spoken on film by Douglas Fairbanks, in his last silent film.
      • Goofs
        The iron-masked King languishes in his tower prison and notices a fisherman in the sea below. He quickly scratches a message on a pewter platter and tosses it out of the window to the rocks below. The fisherman picks up the place and READS the message - at that time in history the (oppressed) French working class were illiterate.
      • Quotes

        Porthos: Come on! There is greater adventure beyond.

      • Alternate versions
        The 1999 restored version (near 104 minutes) by Kino Video, has the original speeches by d'Artagnan, the title cards, but a new musical score by Carl Davis, played by the City of Prague Philharmonica Orchestra. The restored version is distributed by Kino Video and Photoplay Productions.
      • Connections
        Featured in Hollywood (1980)
      • Soundtracks
        One for All, All for One
        (1929) (uncredited)

        Lyrics by Jo Trent

        Music by Hugo Riesenfeld and Louis Alter

      User reviews26

      Review
      Top review
      9/10
      Douglas Fairbanks and his "fond farewell to the swash-buckling silents"
      One of the best versions of The Man in the Iron Mask and one of Douglas Fairbanks' best films too. Details-wise, The Iron Mask might deviate from the book but the spirit of the story still remains, and in a much better way than most of the versions that followed it. It does feel rushed at times, and William Bakewell does do much better as the good twin than the evil twin, as the good twin he is sincere but as the evil twin he does over-egg the pudding too much. The sets and costumes are beautiful with the attention to detail authentic, while the photography is equally effective like the shadowy effects in the prison scenes that are most atmospheric. Carl Davis' score fits the action very well and sounds sweeping in an appropriate way. The film is written in a snappy way, the story is as fun, energetic, exciting and tense as the story of The Man in the Iron Mask is, the ending is genuinely moving(and not just mildly, this is emotional stuff) and the action is rousing and leaves you at the edge of your seat biting your nails and cheering for the heroes. Douglas Fairbanks is an as ever lively presence, with stunts and athletic moves that are the envy of anybody regardless of their age, but brings also pathos to his performance as well. In support, everybody is very good but Nigel De Brulier is broadly venomous, Margarite De LaMotte will leave you really identifying with Constance and rooting for her and Ulrich Haupt is a sinister Rochefort but with somewhat a charm of his own. All in all, well worth looking out for, Fairbanks' touted farewell to silent swash-bucklers is an excellent film. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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      • Release date
        • February 21, 1929 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Mannen med järnmasken
      • Filming locations
        • Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Elton Corporation
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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $3,270,000
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 35 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Silent
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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