The Three Musketeers (1948 film)

The Three Musketeers 1948 is a Technicolor adventure film adaptation of the classic novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, pre which starred Gene Kelly and Lana Turner. The film is today best remembered by many movie fans for its outstanding fight choreography in the combat sequences, which has been used as inspiration for movie fight scenes ever since.citation needed

In Paris, he nevertheless presents himself to de Treville, who recognizes dArtagnans description of one of his assailants and, saying A man is sometimes known by the enemies he makes, makes him a cadet. The young Gascon spots the very man and in his haste to confront him, annoys three of the most skillful Musketeers Athos Van Heflin, Porthos Gig Young and Aramis Robert Coote. Each challenges him to a duel. At the appointed place, the master swordsmen are amused by the newcomers audacity. Before they can begin however, they are interrupted by Richelieus men, who try to arrest the Musketeers. Outraged that the three are outnumbered, dArtagnan joins them in dispatching their foes, displaying his superb swordsmanship in the process. As a result, he is welcomed into their ranks.Later, dArtagnan rescues and falls in love with Constance Bonacieux June Allyson, a confidante of Queen Anne Angela Lansbury. The queen had been given a matched set of diamond studs by her husband, King Louis XIII Frank Morgan. Foolishly, she gives them to her lover, the Duke of Buckingham John Sutton, who is also the Prime Minister of Great Britain. Knowing of the queens indiscretion, Richelieu Vincent Price sees a way to persuade the king to go to war with Britain. Richelieu arranges a ball and suggests to Louis that his wife wear the diamonds. ........

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