The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)

Directors

James Whale

Cast

Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut

The story

In 1638, King Louis XIII of France is delighted when his wife bears him a son, Louis, the heir to the throne. However, a few minutes later, a second son is born. Colbert (Walter Kingsford), the king's trusted adviser, persuades the king to secretly send the second child, Philippe, away to Gascony to be raised by his majesty's dear friend, d'Artagnan (Warren William), in order to avert a possible civil war later.

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