The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

112 mins | Adventure, Romance, History | July 13, 1939

Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised from birth by his late father's trusted friend D'Artagnan and his faithful musketeers, Porthos, Athos and Aramis. After Philippe falls for the king's betrothed, Spanish Princess Maria Theresa, Louis imprisons him, forcing his brother to don an iron mask that will slowly suffocate him -- and it's up to D'Artagnan to rescue him.

The Man in the Iron Mask

112 mins | Adventure, Romance, History | July 13, 1939

The Man in the Iron Mask
Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised from birth by his late father's trusted friend D'Artagnan and his faithful musketeers, Porthos, Athos and Aramis. After Philippe falls for the king's betrothed, Spanish Princess Maria Theresa, Louis imprisons him, forcing his brother to don an iron mask that will slowly suffocate him -- and it's up to D'Artagnan to rescue him.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Edward Small Productions
Original title The Man in the Iron Mask
Directors Edgar Anderson, Cullen Tate, James Whale
Writers George Bruce, Alexandre Dumas

Cast

Louis Hayward

as King Louis XIV / Philippe of Gascony

Joan Bennett

as Princess Maria Theresa

Warren William

as D'Artagnan

Joseph Schildkraut

as Fouquet

Alan Hale

as Porthos

Walter Kingsford

as Colbert

Miles Mander

as Aramis

Bert Roach

as Athos

Marion Martin

as Mlle. de la Valliere

Montagu Love

as Spanish Ambassador

Doris Kenyon

as Queen Anne

Albert Dekker

as Louis XIII

Nigel De Brulier

as Cardinal Richelieu

William Royle

as Commandant of Bastille

Boyd Irwin

as Lord High Constable of France

Howard Brooks

as Cardinal

Reginald Barlow

as Jean Paul

Lane Chandler

as Captain of Fouquet's Guards

Wyndham Standing

as Doctor

Dorothy Vaughan

as Midwife

Sheila Darcy

as Maria Theresa's Maid

Robert Milasch

as Torturer

D'Arcy Corrigan

as Tortured Prisoner

Harry Woods

as First Officer

Peter Cushing

as Second Officer

Emmett King

as King's Chamberlain

Ted Billings

as Prisoner in Bastille

Fred Cavens

as Francois

James Dime

as A Torturer and Mask Forger

Dwight Frye

as Fouquet's Valet

Leyland Hodgson

as Court Announcer

Ian Maclaren

as Valet de Chambre

John Merton

as Soldier

Edgar Norton

as Fouquet's Servant

William H. O'Brien

as Servant

Artie Ortego

as Carriage Guard

Herman Hack

as Guard