The Three Musketeers (1933 serial)

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The Three Musketeers
Directed by	Armand Schaeffer Colbert Clark
Produced by	Ned Levine
Written by	Norman Hall Colbert Clark Ben Cohn Wyndham Gittens
Starring	Jack Mulhall Raymond Hatton Francis X. Bushman Jr John Wayne
Music by	Lee Zahler
Editing by	Ray Snyder
Distributed by	Mascot Pictures
Release date(s)	April 7, 1933
Running time	12 chapters (210 min)
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Three Musketeers is a 1933 serial film produced by Mascot Pictures which updates Dumas' The Three Musketeers by setting the story in contemporary North Africa. The Musketeers are soldiers in the French Foreign Legion, and D'Artagnan (renamed Lt. Tom Wayne and played by John Wayne), is a pilot in the United States military.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Chapter titles 3 Cast 4 Trivia 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Plot

When Lt. Wayne is framed for the murder of his fiancé's brother, Armand Corday (Lon Chaney, Jr.), he vows to capture the real killer, a mysterious Arab terrorist known only as El Shaitan. He is aided by the Three Musketeers: Clancy (an Irishman always spoiling for a fight), Renard, and Schmidt (who loves sausages).

[edit] Chapter titles

1. The Fiery Circle
2. One For All, All For One
3. The Master Spy
4. Pirates of the Desert
5. Rebel Rifles
6. Death's Marathon
7. Naked Steel
8. The Master Strikes
9. The Fatal Cave
10. Trapped!
11. The Measure of a Man
12. The Value of Comrades

[edit] Cast

• Jack Mulhall as Clancy
• Raymond Hatton as Renard
• Francis X. Bushman, Jr. (Ralph Bushman) as Schmidt
• John Wayne as Tom Wayne
• Ruth Hall as Elaine Corday
• Creighton Chaney (Lon Chaney, Jr.) as Armand Corday
• Hooper Atchley as El Kadur
• Gordon de Main as Colonel Duval

[edit] Trivia

• The serial is in the public domain.
• Lon Chaney, Jr., is billed as Creighton Chaney.

[edit] References

• The Three Musketeers at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] See also

• John Wayne filmography (1926-1940)

[edit] External links

• The Three Musketeers at the Internet Movie Database
• Episode 1 on Google Video

Preceded by The Whispering Shadow (1933)

Mascot Serial The Three Musketeers (1933)

Succeeded by Fighting with Kit Carson (1933)

v • d • e Mascot serials Silent Serials (1926-1929) The Silent Flyer • Heroes of the Wild • Isle of Sunken Gold • The Golden Stallion • The Vanishing West • Vultures of the Sea • The Fatal Warning Part-Sound Serials (1929) The King of the Kongo All-Sound Serials (1930-1935) The Lone Defender • The Phantom of the West • King of the Wild • The Vanishing Legion • The Galloping Ghost • The Lightning Warrior • The Shadow of the Eagle • The Last of the Mohicans • The Hurricane Express • The Devil Horse • The Whispering Shadow • The Three Musketeers • Fighting with Kit Carson • The Wolf Dog • The Mystery Squadron • The Lost Jungle • Burn 'Em Up Barnes • The Law of the Wild • Mystery Mountain • The Phantom Empire • The Miracle Rider • The Adventures of Rex and Rinty • The Fighting Marines Actors and Actresses Gene Autry • Edwina Booth • Harry Carey • Frankie Darro • Jack Mulhall • Rin Tin Tin • John Wayne Stunt Performers Yakima Canutt • Kermit Maynard Production Crew B. Reeves Eason • Nat Levine • Richard Thorpe • William Witney See also Film serials • List of film serials • List of film serials by studio