The Iron Mask (1929)

The Iron Mask is a 1929 American part-talkie adventure film directed by Allan Dwan. It is an adaptation of the last section of the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask.

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.

Overview of The Iron Mask, 1929, directed by Allan Dwan, with Belle Bennett, Marguerite De La Motte, Dorothy Revier, at Turner Classic Movies

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Watch The Iron Mask 1929 Full Movie | Belle Bennett, Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte Directed by Allan Dwan Written by Jack Cunningham, Alexandre D...

King Louis XIII of France is thrilled at the birth of his 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. In order to keep this secret, he sends Constance, lover of D'Artagnan, off to a convent. When D'Artagnan hears of this, he rallies the Musketeers in a bid to rescue her. Meanwhile, Rochefort learns of the twins and Richelieu's plans, and kidnaps the twin, raising him in secret. Years later, with Richelieu dead and the young prince crowned, Rochefort launches his plan. The king is kidnapped, replaced with his twin, put in an iron mask and led off to a remote castle to be held prisoner. D'Artagnan realises that only his friends can help him, and reunites the Musketeers to derail Rochefort's 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, Cardinal Richelieu sees the seco...

Directed by Allan Dwan. With Belle Bennett, Marguerite De La Motte, Dorothy Revier, Vera Lewis. 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 ...