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      The Three Musketeers

      1939 1h 12m Musical Comedy List
      Reviews 36% Audience Score 100+ Ratings In this musical comedy version of Alexandre Dumas' timeless novel, D'Artagnan (Don Ameche), a French peasant with dreams of joining the Musketeers, sets out for Paris. On the road, he comes across the three warriors. Athos (Douglas Dumbrille) challenges d'Artagnan to a duel, but eventually all four become fast friends. The Musketeers make an ally of the Queen of France (Gloria Stuart) and find themselves constantly dueling with the wicked Milady De Winter (Binnie Barnes). Read More Read Less

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      Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Labored musical version is best with the Song of the Musketeers and a lively rescue from the Cardinal's palace. Jul 7, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Much better than I anticipated. A musical with several comedic moments, yet somehow manages to retain many of the key points of the original plot. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member musical version of this, not 4 me. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review dave j Thursday, May 16, 2013 (1939) The Three Musketeers MUSICAL COMEDY ADVENTURE Somewhat of a faithful adaption of Alexadre Dumas famous "Three Musketeers" except that in the film the real three musketeers are replaced by the comedy duo team of "The Ritz Brothers". Upon the real musketeers becoming drunk and being carried to their beds, the Ritz Brothers wore their costumes to pose as them so that they can try to get some of the perks at the expense of becoming a musketeer, and it was during that time they meet the fourth musketeer D' Artagnan played by Don Ameche who coincide with them to retrieve a very expensive broche. The story has somehow been adapted to "The Ritz Brothers" comedy routines, which some of the comedy scenes may have worked during the time of it's release in 1939 but very tame in today's standards. The comedy routines are identical to what one can find in "The Marx Brothers" or "The Three Stooges" except that they're well known as opposed to "The Ritz Brothers". The musical numbers was originally annoying but after "one" of the songs has been re-sung 3 times throughout the film, the impact of the song wasn't effective until the final end, and it was during that time when the song became catchy. Because it was supposed to be a comedy, I'm going to give it a respectable thumbs down. 2 out of 4 stars Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Well, this is a new version of the classic Dumas story that I hadn't seen before. It's an enjoyable romp, pretty faithful to the original storyline...and, honestly, just kinda silly with the humor and songs. Not a bad diversion by any means! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member The Three Musketeers is a cute movie. It is a bit silly at times, due to the appearance of the Ritz brothers. It has more singing than I had imagined it would. The sword fights are fun to watch. I recommend it to any fan of the Ritz brothers, Don Ameche, or swashbuckler classics. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie was done as a musical comedy. Probably for that reason it only deals with the first half of The Three Musketeers story, which ends on a high note with the principal characters all still alive. The gimmick with this is that the real three musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis are replaced by three cooks in the form of the Ritz Brothers. Don Ameche is very dashing, handsome, swashbuckling and tuneful in this, all of which one does not expect from Don Ameche. Although Ameche was adept with comedy he does not provide it here. That all comes from the Ritz Brothers mainly with slapstick. The drama inherent in the original story leaks through and builds tension the way Dumas must have intended but the villainy is reduced for lightness of mood and that makes the heroes that much less heroic. All the production values in this are first rate and the sets are especially impressive. The action is OK. The sword fights are brisk but have nothing outstanding in them. The chase sequences, as was the practice at the time, have the film speed increased to increase the excitement. (It took the chase sequence in Bullitt in 1968 to make film makers see that filming action without speeding up the film imparts a real sense of mass to the items that are in action.) This movie may not appeal but it was of its time, when the trauma of the depression was still very close and the specter of world war loomed large. Audiences needed fluff and this movie in the way it was made provided that. As far as movies go, The Three Musketeers has been done better but I think you will find this a fairly entertaining, though somewhat strange, version of it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In this musical comedy version of Alexandre Dumas' timeless novel, D'Artagnan (Don Ameche), a French peasant with dreams of joining the Musketeers, sets out for Paris. On the road, he comes across the three warriors. Athos (Douglas Dumbrille) challenges d'Artagnan to a duel, but eventually all four become fast friends. The Musketeers make an ally of the Queen of France (Gloria Stuart) and find themselves constantly dueling with the wicked Milady De Winter (Binnie Barnes).
      Director
      Allan Dwan
      Genre
      Musical, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jun 12, 2007
      Runtime
      1h 12m