The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09

in defense of their king and his in
FAINT son.
The time of the second part is
twenty years later during The early
period of the regime of the young
Louis XIV.
D'hrtagnan and his companions
are as valiant and loyal in their
guardianship of the new king as
they were of his father. D'Artagnan
solves the mystery of the man in the
iron mask, outwits the cardinal and
his conspirators, restore the right
full Louis to his throne and goes TO
his grave with the baton OF the
Marechal of France upon his breast.
Lovers of the Dumas novels Will
find that the players in TINS pic
turization of the stories admirably
fit the brilliant Frenchmans de-
scriptions of his characters. Athos,
Porthos and Aramis are played by
Leon Barry, Stanley ]. Sanford and
Gino Corrado, ideal types for the
swashbuckling young musketeers,
Nigel de Brulier is the crafty, con-
spring cardinal, and Lon Poll plays
his fellow churchman Father Joseph.
Ulrich Haupt is cast as the villain
Gus De Rochefort, and the two Louis,
father and son, are portrayed by
Rolfe Sedan and William Blackwell.
Charles Stevens is Planchet, the
faithful servant of D'Artagnan, and
Henry Otto is master of wardrobe.
Marguerite de la Motto is once
more Constance, to whom D'Artag-
nan gives the only love of his life
as she was in THE Three Muske-
teers." The treacherous Milady de
Winter is played by Dorothy Revier,
and Vera Lewis is Madame Peronne,
the midwife. Belle Bennett plays
Anne of Austria, queen mother OF
the young Louis XIV.
With 1.-THE Iron Mask" Allan
Dwan has added another brilliant
success to his long record of direc-
torial achievements. g Mr.. Dwan
welded the megaphone, with
Lucky Thunderstorm as his first as
sistant. Lolita Woods, who wrote
the screen story of 1.-THE Iron Mask"
also made the film adaptation of
THE Three Musketeers."
In this final story of D'Artagnan.
Mr.. Fairbanks has made his most
stupendous production. Months OF
preparation were spent in perfect
ing the historical accuracy of every
minute detail. The sets for 1.-THE
Iron Mask" erected in the United
Artists studio, were the largest ever
built for a picture, and thousands of
extras were employed to carry out
the atmosphere of seventeenth CEN
tury France.
Through the village streets and
the courtyards of the palaces of the
king ride D'Artagnan, Athos, Por-
thos and Aramis, personifying the
never dying spirit of romance and
adventure.
The voice of Fairbanks will be
heard in the Introductory sequences
of the story, in the form of a pre-
lude, in which he will tell of the
undying love and valor of the brave
guardsmen in whose hands rested
the safety Of kingdom. A syn
chronized musical score will &C
company the picture, embodying
numerous thrilling sound effects.
In the surrounding short novelty
subjects which will make up the
balance of the program, there will
be seen and heard Bob Nelson, a
famous vaudeville headliner, in a
comedy and signing act presented
by Metro Movietone; the Fox
Movietone News, better known as
the talking newsreel; Charlie Chase
in his newest comedy, the M. G.. M.
News Review, and Lester Huff at
the organ console, Offering novelty
ocganlog.
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