MAN IN THE IRON MASK

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• Release Year: 1939
• Genre: Adventure, Romance
• Plot: The Man In The IRON MASK; James Whale’s exciting adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel centers on twin heirs to France’s throne who are separated at birth. The first-born Louis, is raised as a prince, but Philippe is brought up ignorant of his true identity. When Philippe is arrested with his companions, d’Artagnan and the three Musketeers, he meets his brother, now the king, face-to-face. The tyrannical Louis decides Philippe could be useful to him as a look-alike, but complications arise when Philippe meets the king’s beautiful fiancée. ; ; Whale’s film is a swashbuckling adventure tale, full of palace intrigues and thrilling sword fights.;
• Cast: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale, Walter Kingsford, Miles Mander, Bert Roach, Marion Martin, Montagu Love, Doris Kenyon, Albert Dekker, Nigel De Brulier, William Royle, Boyd Irwin, Howard Brooks, Reginald Barlow, Lane Chandler, Wyndham Standing, Dorothy Vaughan, Sheila Darcy, Robert Milasch, D'Arcy Corrigan, Harry Woods, Peter Cushing, Emmett King, The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir, Ted Billings, Fred Cavens, James Dime, Dwight Frye, Leyland Hodgson, Ian Maclaren, John Merton, Edgar Norton, James Whale, Alexandre Dumas père, George Bruce
• Director: James Whale
• Runtime: 1:52
• Company: Edward Small Productions, Henstooth Video
• Media Format: Movie