The Three Musketeers
1921 ‧ Film adaptation/Drama ‧ 2 hours
Leaving his country village, D'Artagnan (Douglas Fairbanks) heads to Paris in hopes of becoming a musketeer. Soon after, he meets three of them -- Athos (Leon Barry), Porthos (George Siegmann) and Aramis (Eugene Pallette) -- and joins their struggle to defend Queen Anne (Mary MacLaren) against the devious Cardinal Richelieu (Nigel De Brulier). The cardinal's been scheming to expose Anne's infidelity by stealing a brooch she gave her lover (Thomas Holding), and the musketeers vow to get it first.
Initial release: August 28, 1921
Director: Fred Niblo
Box office: 1.5 million USD
Film series: The Three Musketeers Film Series
Adapted from: The Three Musketeers