Iron mask (1929) is the last silent adventure movie where Douglas Fairbanks follows love and mystery in one of the legendary tales by Alexandre Dumas. Watch this masterpiece on the Internet owner gratis.
The Iron Mask (1929) -A Roguesome Adventure of the Musketeers.
The Iron Mask (1929) is a landmark of goodbye to the silent period with the legendary Douglas Fairbanks playing the last silent role in the film. Under the leadership of Allan Dwan and the adaptation of the novel of Allan Dwan, The Vicomte de Bragalonne, it is a romantic adventure with love that spawns the dark mystery of the mysterious man in the iron mask.
The Iron Mask is a silent movie although it has short dialogue scenes, which makes the movie one of the first transitional sound movies. Fairbanks himself speaks two brief speeches, which represent a personal and a filmic farewell to the silent screen.
📚 Story Summary
The courageous leader of the Musketeers, D’Artagnan (Douglas Fairbanks), discovers a dreadful royal secret: the king of France has a twin brother, whom the throne secretly kept hidden. Wicked Cardinal Richelieu (Nigel De Brulier) and Count De Rochefort (Ullrich Haupt Sr.) plot to make the true heir languish in an iron mask.
Tragedy and triumph go hand in hand as D’Artagnan and his Musketeer friends, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, strive to uncover the truth about it and save the young heir. In an uncharacteristic film scene, the character of Fairbanks is killed and gets to reunite with his fellow soldiers who died in combat only to be taken to a higher adventure.
🎭 Featured Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks – D’Artagnan
- Marguerite De La Motte – Constance Bonacieux
- Belle Bennett – The Queen Mother
- Dorothy Revier – Milady de Winter
- Nigel De Brulier – Cardinal Richelieu
- Ullrich Haupt (Sr.) – Count De Rochefort
- William Bakewell – Louis XIV / Twin Brother
- Leon Bary – Athos
- Tiny Sandford – Porthos
- Charles Stevens – Planchet
🎬 Why This Film Matters
- A Farewell to an Era: It is the last silent film that Farebanks was involved in, and one of the first which featured any spoken dialogue which was the beginning of two worlds of film.
- High-Production Value: Lavish sets, brash swordplay, and touching narration is what makes it one of the most refined productions of the era.
- Classic Source Material: It is based on the long-running legend of Dumas, and exploits one of the most fascinating royal intrigues in the French legend.
- Uncommon Tragic Conclusion: The heroic death of D’Artagnan is the only tragic ending of all the films of Fairbanks giving more depth to the swashbuckling.
- Public Domain Treasure: The version of 1929 has now been in the public domain, which can be accessed freely by new generations.
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