Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature: The Three Musketeers / The Iron Mask (Blu-ray)

Includes: The Three Musketeers (1921)A lavish silent screen adaptation of the adventure classic, with Douglas Fairbanks a suitably dashing D'Artagnan, lending his sword to the efforts of king's fighters Athos, Aramis, and Porthos (Leon Bary, Eugene Pallette, and George Siegmann) to save the queen's honor from the schemes of Cardinal Richelieu (Nigel de Brulier). With Adolphe Menjou, Barbara LaMarr. 119 min. Silent with music score. BW/Rtg: NR The Iron Mask (1929)The last silent swashbuckler for Douglas Fairbanks has him re-creating his "The Three Musketeers" role of D'Artagnan, here joining with his old comrades to protect the King of France from a plan by evil Cardinal Richelieu to put an impostor on the throne. Marguerite de la Motte, Nigel de Brulier co-star. 103 min. Silent with music score. BW/Rtg: NR Standard; Soundtrack: music score.