The Three Musketeers (1935 film)

The Three Musketeers 1935 is the first Englishlanguage talking picture version of Alexandre Dumas, pres novel of the same name, starring Walter Abel, Ian Keith, Margot Grahame, and Paul Lukas.

Upon reaching Paris, DArtagnan is dismayed to learn from de Treville that he must serve two years as a cadet or perform extraordinary deeds of valor before he can become a Musketeer. Then he spots Rochefort on the street. In his haste to confront his enemy, DArtagnan unintentionally insults three Musketeers Athos Paul Lukas, Porthos Moroni Olsen, and Aramis Onslow Stevens in turn, agreeing each time to a duel. When his opponents arrive at the appointed place, they are amused to discover they are all engaged to cross swords with the same man. However, Cardinal Richelieus Guards try to arrest the Musketeers for dueling. DArtagnan joins the outnumbered trio and acquits himself well.His three new friends secure him free lodging by threatening landlord Bernajou Murray Kinnell with an imaginary law and find him a servant named Planchet John Qualen. That night, DArtagnan is pleasantly surprised when Bernajous ward Constance Heather Angel enters the room. It turns out that it is actually her chamber, though she is rarely there, as she spends most of her time at the palace as ladyinwaiting to the Queen. Constance has arranged a rendezvous between Queen Anne Rosamond Pinchot and her lover, the English Duke of Buckingham Ralph Forbes. Buckingham threatens to wage war to obtain Anne, but she dissuades him by appealing to his love she gives him her diamonds as a pledge for peace. Bernajou, lusting for Constance and suspicious of her meeting a lover, has hidden in an armoire and witnesses their meeting. He is arrested and reveals the details to Rochefort, who is in league with Richelieu to bring about the Queens downfall and thus thwart Buckingham. Rochefort lies to Richelieu that the Queen gave her diamonds to start a war between France and England, and they arrange it so that she must appear wearing the diamonds at the Kings anniversary ball eight days hence. ........

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