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Allan DwanThe Iron Mask (1929)

A swashbuckling Alexandre Dumas adventure featuring Douglas Fairbanks.
You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page.


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Director: Allan Dwan
Producer: Douglas Fairbanks
Production Company: Elton Corporation
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
Keywords: adventure; romance

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: gusferatu - - September 5, 2006
Subject: the iron gus
a 1952 re-release , narrated by douglas fairbanks jr.-------a very appealing version that plays like a bedtime story you dont want to end. juniors voice is perfectly suited to the task of carrying us through this adventure . providing the exact amount of class-old world charm-and keeps us waiting for more. this version plays at a nice even pace , is visually decent, and is possibly better than the original (which has bit spoken parts in the beginning and three quarters through). a treat ----especially for youngsters who havent learned to read yet. plays well for everyone from four to ninety---what more could you ask for.

Reviewer: PINK FLOYD FAN - - August 30, 2006
Subject: WATCH THIS MOVIE
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS///ALWAYS FUN//ALWAYS COOL

Reviewer: Topper - - July 13, 2005
Subject: 1952 Reissue
While still a fun movie, it should be noted that this is not the 1929 original "Iron Mask," but a reissued version created in 1952. The original 1929 version was made at the beginning of the sound revolution, and included only a few segments of narration.

In the reissue, the intertitles were removed and a narration was written by Richard Llewellyn (from the Elton Thomas story, which was in turn based on Dumas's Three Musketeers). The narration was read by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., the son of the original actor.

Reviewer: flashfast - - June 22, 2005
Subject: Swashbuckling all the way
This is an interesting and fun movie, and the story more believable than many of today's rehashed versions of the alexander dumas classic (there's even a shot of all four musketeers in bed together like sardines - which caused a chuckle considering that the scene in todays Hollywood would have been excised very quickly).

Basically it seems to be a silent movie, but dubbed with the voice of Douglas Fairbanks. I'd say the movie was released about the same time as sound recording emerged, and the movie re-edited to contain Fairbank's ongoing monologue - a voice that is still unique today.