Directed by:
James WhaleScreenplay:
George BruceCinematography:
Robert H. PlanckComposer:
Lucien MoraweckCast:
Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale, Walter Kingsford, Miles Mander, Bert Roach, Marion Martin, Montagu Love (more)Plots(1)
The year is 1658 and King Louis XIV rules France with tyranny and profligacy. With his reputation diminishing and sovereignty in question, Louis fears being overthrown by his twin brother, Phillipe, a much respected heir.
Snatched by the Kings guards, Phillipe is imprisoned within the walls of the Bastille. His head encased in a dreaded iron mask. Only the Four Musketeers stand between him and a living death as they must execute his daring rescue, for both Phillipe and the better of France, in Alexandre Dumas' amazing and adventurous conclusion to the D'Artagnan chronicles.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Louis Hayward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313186_c0c00b.jpg)
Louis Hayward
South Africa
Best movies:
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
The Strange Woman (1946)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
![Joan Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271485_d1fa53.jpg)
Joan Bennett
USA
Best movies:
Scarlet Street (1945)
We're No Angels (1955)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
![Warren William](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/499/499986_da0518.jpg)
Warren William
USA
Best movies:
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Day-Time Wife (1939)
Lady for a Day (1933)
![Joseph Schildkraut](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/340/164340857_f6747c.jpg)
Joseph Schildkraut
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
The Rains Came (1939)
![Alan Hale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/605/161605931_4e826c.jpg)
Alan Hale
USA
Best movies:
It Happened One Night (1934)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![Walter Kingsford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/897/159897823_2545f6.jpg)
Walter Kingsford
UK
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
If I Were King (1938)
Carefree (1938)
![Miles Mander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505316_a77091.jpg)
Miles Mander
UK
Best movies:
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Madame Curie (1943)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
![Bert Roach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871873_697f70.jpg)
Bert Roach
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Fury (1936)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Marion Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/409/163409466_befebc.jpg)
Marion Martin
USA
Best movies:
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
![Montagu Love](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312436_7c582f.jpg)
Montagu Love
UK
Best movies:
The Wind (1928)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
![Doris Kenyon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278583_f15950.jpg)
Doris Kenyon
USA
Best movies:
Counsellor at Law (1933)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
![Albert Dekker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/515/515874_c5f425.jpg)
Albert Dekker
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
![Nigel De Brulier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/018/160018296_8c7c80.jpg)
Nigel De Brulier
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Wings (1927)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
![Lane Chandler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779807_e6a2b4.jpg)
Lane Chandler
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Laura (1944)
![Wyndham Standing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/741/160741853_40efdb.jpg)
Wyndham Standing
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Madame Curie (1943)
![Dorothy Vaughan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/893/159893450_70195d.jpg)
Dorothy Vaughan
USA
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
![Peter Cushing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/145/163145288_a8babb.jpg)
Peter Cushing
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Hamlet (1948)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
![Dwight Frye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496853_0da6c9.jpg)
Dwight Frye
USA
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
![Edgar Norton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/288/160288242_b25393.jpg)
Edgar Norton
UK
Best movies:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Top Hat (1935)
![Jimmy Dime](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/420/160420370_968fb1.jpg)
Jimmy Dime
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Gold Rush (1925)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)