The Iron Mask (1929)

02/21/1929Adventure, History1h 43m
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The Further Adventures of "The Three Musketeers"!

Overview

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 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 out-smarts the Musketeers and banishes them forever.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Douglas Fairbanks

    D'Artagnan

  2. Cast 1

    Belle Bennett

    The Queen Mother, Anne of Austria

  3. Cast 1

    Marguerite De La Motte

    Constance Bonacieux

  4. Cast 1

    Dorothy Revier

    Milady de Winter

  5. Cast 1

    Vera Lewis

    Madame Peronne

  6. Cast 1

    Rolfe Sedan

    Louis XIII

  7. Cast 1

    William Bakewell

    Louis XIV / Twin Brother

  8. Cast 1

    Nigel De Brulier

    Cardinal Richelieu

  9. Cast 1

    Lon Poff

    Father Joseph

Douglas Fairbanks picks up where he left off with the "Three Musketeers" (1921) in this altogether better sequel that focusses on the succession to Louis XIII's France. When a son is born to Queen Anne (Belle Bennett), the entire nation celebrates. Only a few in the Kingdom know, however, that there is a twin... For the safety of the realm, the second born is whisked away to Spain on the instructions of Cardinal Richelieu (Nigel de Brulier) but not before the roguishly scarred "Rochefort" (Ullrich Haupt) discovers the truth. Some years later - after all but their mother are dead, he kidnaps th...