The Iron Mask (1929)
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- Passed
- 1h 45min
- Adventure, Drama
- 21 Feb 1929 (USA)
- Movie
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled when his son is born--an heir to the throne. But his Queen has actually delivered twin boys. Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution, and has him sent off to Spain to be...
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Cast verified as complete
| Douglas Fairbanks | ... |
D'Artagnan
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| Belle Bennett | ... |
The Queen Mother
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| Marguerite De La Motte | ... |
Constance
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| Dorothy Revier | ... |
Milady de Winter
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| Vera Lewis | ... |
Madame Peronne
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| Rolfe Sedan | ... |
Louis XIII
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| William Bakewell | ... |
Louis XIV / Twin Brother
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Gordon Thorpe | ... |
Young Prince / Twin Brother
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| Nigel De Brulier | ... |
Cardinal Richelieu
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| Ullrich Haupt | ... |
De Rochefort
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| Lon Poff | ... |
Father Joseph
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| Charles Stevens | ... |
Planchet - D'Artagnan's Servant
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| Henry Otto | ... |
The King's Valet
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| Léon Bary | ... |
Athos
(as Leon Bary)
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| Tiny Sandford | ... |
Porthos
(as Stanley Sandford)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Aramis
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Edgar Caldwell | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Fred Cavens | ... |
DeRochefort's Ruffian (uncredited)
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Madame Chalif | ... |
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
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Paul d'Estournelles de Constant | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Princess Galitzine | ... |
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
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Edward Gazelle | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Frankie Genardi | ... |
Little Boy (uncredited)
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| Francis McDonald | ... |
Fisherman (uncredited)
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| Helen Parrish | ... |
Village Child (uncredited)
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| Robert Parrish | ... |
Page (uncredited)
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| Philip Sleeman | ... |
DeRochefort's Ruffian (uncredited)
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| Florence Turner | ... |
Abbess (uncredited)
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| Ellinor Vanderveer | ... |
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Allan Dwan | ||
Written by
| Douglas Fairbanks | ... | (story) (as Elton Thomas) |
| Alexandre Dumas | ... | (novels) |
| Lotta Woods | ... | (scenario editor) |
| Douglas Fairbanks | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
| Douglas Fairbanks | ... | (titles) (uncredited) |
| Jack Cunningham | ... | () (uncredited) |
| d'Artagnan | ... | (book) (uncredited) |
| Allan Dwan | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Richelieu | ... | (book) (uncredited) |
| Rochefort | ... | (book) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Douglas Fairbanks | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Carl Davis | ||
| Allan Gray | ... | (music composed by) |
| William P. Perry | ||
| Hugo Riesenfeld | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Henry Sharp | ... | (photographed by) |
| Warren Lynch | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| William Nolan | ... | film cutter |
Production Design by
| Maurice Leloir | ||
Art Direction by
| William Cameron Menzies | ... | (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
| Burgess Beall | ... | (uncredited) |
| Carl Oscar Borg | ... | (uncredited) |
| Miles Borg | ... | (uncredited) |
| Ben Carré | ... | (uncredited) |
| Laurence Irving | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Maurice Leloir | ||
Makeup Department
| Fred Carlton Ryle | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Robert Fairbanks | ... | general manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| H. Bruce Humberstone | ... | assistant director (as Bruce Humberstone) |
| Sherry Shourds | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Vinton Vernon | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Carl Oscar Borg | ... | artist |
| Wilfred Buckland | ... | artist |
| Paul Burns | ... | master of properties |
| Ben Carré | ... | artist |
| David S. Hall | ... | artist |
| Jack Holden | ... | artist |
| Laurence Irving | ... | artist |
| Edward M. Langley | ... | artist |
| Harold Miles | ... | artist |
| Selmer L. Chalif | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
| Paul Roberts | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Edward Bernds | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Theodore Reed | ... | recording director (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Howard C. Lydecker Sr. | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Fred Cavens | ... | fencing master (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Roy Babbitt | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Fred Grossi | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Charles E. Lynch | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| J.W. Montgomery | ... | chief electrician (uncredited) |
| Charles Straumer | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Paul Burns | ... | master of wardrobe |
| Gilbert Clark | ... | costumer |
| Mary Hallett | ... | costumer (as May Hallett) |
Music Department
| James Fitzpatrick | ... | music contractor (1999) |
| Ludo Philipp | ... | conductor |
| Joe Brunnell | ... | singer: second tenor (uncredited) |
| Hugo Riesenfeld | ... | choral director (uncredited) |
| Vinton Vernon | ... | music recordist (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Earle Browne | ... | consultant |
| Jack Cunningham | ... | consultant |
| Jules Schwerin | ... | production assistant |
| Arthur Woods | ... | research director (as Dr. Arthur Woods) |
| Charles Lewis | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Walter Pallman | ... | technical effects (uncredited) |
| Willard M. Reineck | ... | technical director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1929) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1929) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- Allied Artists Corporation (1929) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Allied Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1929) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Artistas Unidos (1929) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (1929) (France) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés S.A.B. (1929) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1929) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists, A/B)
- United Artists Film-Verleih (1929) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1930) (Argentina) (theatrical) (as Artistas Unidos)
- Dr. Hauser & Company (1930) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Odyssey Pictures Corporation (1952) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (narrated) (edited version)
- Lippert Pictures (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (narrated) (edited version)
- British Lion Film Corporation (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release) (narrated) (edited version)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1991) (United States) (video) (re-release) (LaserDisc) (narrated) (edited version)
- Kino International (1999) (United States) (VHS) (restoration)
- Kino International (2002) (United States) (DVD) (restoration)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS) (re-release) (narrated) (edited version)
- Reel Media International (2005) (World-wide) (tv) (re-release) (narrated) (edited version)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide) (re-release) (narrated) (edited version)
- REX Film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Film Detective (2015) (United States) (DVD) (re-release) (narrated) (edited version)
- Stream Go Media (2022) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Radio Corporation of America - RCA (sound re-recording) (1952 version)
- The Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) (1952 version)
- The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) (1999 version)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled when his son is born--an heir to the throne. But his Queen has actually delivered twin boys. 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 convent. D'Artagnan hears of this and rallies the Musketeers in a bid to rescue her. Unfortunately, Richelieu outsmarts the Musketeers and banishes them forever. Richelieu enlists D'Artagnan to look after and protect the young prince. Meanwhile, de Rochefort learns of the twins and Richelieu's plans, and kidnaps the twin, raising him in secret. Many years later, with Richelieu dead and the young prince crowned King Louis XIV, Rochefort launches his plan. The king is kidnapped, replaced with his twin, put in an iron mask so as not to be recognized, and led off to a remote castle to be held prisoner. Louis XIV is able to alert D'Artagnan, who realizes that only his friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis can help him, so he reunites the Musketeers to derail Rochefort's nefarious plot but at a heavy toll.
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| Taglines | DEBONAIR DAREDEVIL! SWASHBUCKLER SWORDSMAN! (1953 Rerelease) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood (1980). See more » |
| Soundtracks | One for All, All for One See more » |
| Quotes |
Porthos:
Come on! There is greater adventure beyond. See more » |