The Iron Mask (1929)
-
74% of users liked it
(1,164 ratings)
The Iron Mask was Douglas Fairbanks' sequel to his popular 1921 vehicle The Three Musketeers. Fairbanks returns to his original role of D'Artagnan, while Marguerite de La Motte and Nigel De Brulier briefly reprise their Musketeers roles as, respectively, Constance and Cardinal Richelieu.… More The Iron Mask was Douglas Fairbanks' sequel to his popular 1921 vehicle The Three Musketeers. Fairbanks returns to his original role of D'Artagnan, while Marguerite de La Motte and Nigel De Brulier briefly reprise their Musketeers roles as, respectively, Constance and Cardinal Richelieu. After tying up loose plot ends from the first film, the middle-aged D'Artagnan and his equally venerable fellow musketeers Athos (Leon Bary, also returning from the 1921 film), Porthos (Stanley J. "Tiny" Sandford) and Aramis (Gino Corrado) set about to rescue Louis XIV (William Bakewell), the rightful King of France. Louis XIV has been entombed in a dungeon by his twin brother (also Bakewell) and his head has been locked in an impenetrable iron mask. All of this is at the behest of the scheming De Rochefort (Ulrich Haupt), the real power behind the throne. The Iron Mask was Fairbanks' last silent film; perhaps in acknowledgment of the passing of a Golden era, Fairbanks "died" on screen for the first and only time in his career. Most currently available prints of Iron Mask are taken from the 1940 reissue, narrated by Douglas Fairbanks Jr; in 1974 the younger Fairbanks prepared a restored version of the original, including two brief dialogue passages filmed by Fairbanks back in 1929. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Allan Dwan
- Written By
- Alexandre Dumas père, Douglas Fairbanks
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 21, 1929 Wide
Critic Reviews
-
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Fairbanks was getting old, but still offers his trademark dash and flamboyance; one of the last great silent films.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
Featured Audience Ratings
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Cast
-
Douglas Fairbanks
as D'Artagnan
-
Belle Bennett
as The Queen Mother
-
Nigel De Brulier
as Cardinal Richelieu
-
Marguerite De La Motte
as Constance
-
Dorothy Revier
as Milady De Winter
-
Rolfe Sedan
as Louis XIII
-
Vera Lewis
as Mme. Peronee
-
William Bakewell
as Louis XIV, Louis XIV's Twin
-
Ullrich Haupt Sr.
as Rochefort
-
Charles Stevens
as Planchet D'Artagnan's servant
-
Henry Otto
as The King's Valet
-
Gino Corrado
as Aramis
-
Léon Bary
as Athos
-
Lon Poer
as Father Joseph
-
Gordon Thorpe
as The Young Prince, The Young Prince's Twi...
- Florence Turner
- Earle Browne
- Otto Matiesen
- Stanley "Tiny" Sandford
