The Iron Mask (1929)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Allan Dwan

Escritores:

Alexandre Dumas père (novels)
Douglas Fairbanks (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

21 febrero 1929 (USA)

Género:

Aventura | Drama | Historia | Romance

Frase comercial:

The Further Adventures of "The Three Musketeers"!

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Musketeer | Convent | Heir | Iron Mask | Mask

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Ho-LA! (Douglas Fairbanks' Greatest Adventure)

Reparto

Douglas Fairbanks	...	D'Artagnan
Belle Bennett	...	The Queen Mother, Anne of Austria
Marguerite De La Motte	...	Constance Bonacieux
Dorothy Revier	...	Milady de Winter
Vera Lewis	...	Madame Peronne
Rolfe Sedan	...	Louis XIII
William Bakewell	...	Louis XIV and Twin Brother
Gordon Thorpe	...	Young Prince and Twin Brother
Nigel De Brulier	...	Cardinal Richelieu
Ullrich Haupt	...	Count De Rochefort
Lon Poff	...	Father Joseph - the Queen's Confessor
Charles Stevens	...	Planchet - D'Artagnan's Servant
Henry Otto	...	The King's Valet
Léon Bary	...	Athos (as Leon Barry)
Tiny Sandford	...	Porthos (as Stanley J. Sandford)

También conocida como:

La máscara de hierro (Spain) [es]

Duración:

95 min | UK:103 min (restored version) | USA:72 min (edited) (re-release)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (talking sequences, musical score and sound effects) | Silent

Clasificación:

USA:Not Rated

Locaciones de Filmación:

Big Sur, California, USA

Compañía:

Elton Corporation

Trivialidades:

In this film, the Four Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan - all sleep together in one bed, with the French phrase 'Un Pour Tous, Tous Pour Un' (One For All, All For One) inscribed on the headboard.

Citas:

Porthos: Come on! There is greater adventure beyond.

Conexiones de Película:

Version of The Fifth Musketeer (1979)

Ho-LA! (Douglas Fairbanks' Greatest Adventure)

Musketeer par excellence Douglas Fairbanks (as D'Artagnan) is back, in this extraordinary sequel to his "The Three Musketeers" (1921). After some years, Mr. Fairbanks' main job becomes protecting the French King's good son. Unbeknownst to most everyone (except the movie audience), the Prince and heir to the throne, William Bakewell (as Prince Louis XIV), has an evil twin brother; the identical twosome were separated-at-birth, in order to assure one King ascended to the throne, without incident. However, "good" Prince Bakewell is abducted, and locked up in "The Iron Mask"; then, "bad" Prince Bakewell takes his place. Fairbanks and his musketeer pals must set things right.

With its superb acting, brilliant pace, and stunning photography, this is the one Douglas Fairbanks film you must see, if you only see one. "The Iron Mask" is among the best films in the swashbuckler and silent film genres. It's also (probably) Fairbanks' best performance as an actor. His quintessential performance, and film, might have been overlooked for "Academy Award" consideration due to Fairbanks being, at the time, President of the Academy. It was also apparent, to Fairbanks and others, that the popularity of talking pictures would soon silence the older style, despite the artful late 1920s silent film productions.

"The Iron Mask" featured a spoken word introduction (with Fairbanks in fine voice); currently, it is the rarer version. As the Fairbanks' introductory words invite viewers into the "shadows of the past", of a different "age", it's worth seeking out the original introduction. Another version featured Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s narration, replacing intertitles; this version is interesting, to a point. Note, eventually, the "narration" version becomes distracting and obvious.

Fairbanks, with director Allan Dwan and photographer Henry Sharp, came up with an ending so memorable it's been said to symbolize the approaching end of its star's career, and the end of silent films in general. They could hardly have had a more suitable ending. For Douglas Fairbanks and company, "The Iron Mask" was a perfect fit.

********** The Iron Mask (2/21/29) Allan Dwan ~ Douglas Fairbanks, William Bakewell, Nigel de Brulier, Léon Bary