Man in the Iron Mask

Man in the Iron Mask
by James Whale

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Actor: Alan Hale, Joan Bennett, Joseph Schildkraut, Louis Hayward, Warren William
Director: James Whale
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: NTSC
Release Date: 1990-05-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Video Treasures
Studio: Video Treasures

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Movie Review: Over the top....thank heaven
Summary: 4 Stars

This was a great 30's period piece covering the court intrigues surrounding an unknown twin of the King of France. Phillipe of Gascony, a kindhearted man doesn't know that he was born a brother to the tyrannical King Louis (Louis Heyward doing double time). Raised by the now aging D'artagnan and the Three Musketeers (with Alan Hale as Porthos), Gascony is discovered by The Crown and brought to the Palace. Louis tests his twin and finds him an able substitute - too able in fact. He charms the people and even the royal fiancee, the Infanta of Spain (Joan Bennett) whom Louis can't stand. Happy to tax the people into penury, and distrustful of his brother, Louis tries to rid himself of noble Phillip. Because Phillip is technically of royal blood, Louis decides to forego an execution, instead consigning Phillip to the dreaded Bastille, where a horrible iron mask will conceal his apparent identity. Can the Three Musketeers rescue Phillip and save France from the despotic king?

This was minor effort, yet still a lot of fun. It's got that great feel fo old studio movies pre-war. Though it's short on the action, the flick rises on its performances - Joseph Schildkraut as Fouquet, the Bad King's bad concious (he's insidious, but the movie plays with him in its second half when he begins to wonder if he knows who's sitting on the throne); character actor Warren William brings gusto as the over-the-hill D'Artagnan. But the movie belongs to Louis Hayward in a dual role as the wicked king and his nice-guy twin (which becomes a triple-role when Phillip impersonates the king). This swashbuckler has more buckle than swash, but it's still fun to the last reel.

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