The Man in the Iron Mask
Free Him!
1939 | 112m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | James Whale |
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| Writer: | George Bruce, Alexandre Dumas |
| Staring: |
| Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 13, 1939 |
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| Director: | James Whale |
| Writer: | George Bruce, Alexandre Dumas |
| Genres: | Adventure, History, Romance |
| Keywords | france, prison, based on novel or book, brother, fencing, princess, sword fight, musketeer, swashbuckler, palace intrigue, iron mask, 17th century |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Edward Small Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Louis Hayward | King Louis XIV / Philippe of Gascony |
| Joan Bennett | Princess Maria Theresa |
| Warren William | D'Artagnan |
| Joseph Schildkraut | Fouquet |
| Alan Hale | Porthos |
| Walter Kingsford | Colbert |
| Miles Mander | Aramis |
| Bert Roach | Athos |
| Marion Martin | Mlle. de la Valliere |
| Montagu Love | Spanish Ambassador |
| Doris Kenyon | Queen Anne |
| Albert Dekker | Louis XIII |
| Nigel De Brulier | Cardinal Richelieu |
| William Royle | Commandant of Bastille |
| Boyd Irwin | Lord High Constable of France |
| Howard Brooks | Cardinal |
| Reginald Barlow | Jean Paul |
| Lane Chandler | Captain of Fouquet's Guards |
| Wyndham Standing | Doctor |
| Dorothy Vaughan | Midwife |
| Sheila Darcy | Maria Theresa's Maid |
| Robert Milasch | Torturer |
| D'Arcy Corrigan | Tortured Prisoner |
| Harry Woods | First Officer |
| Peter Cushing | Second Officer |
| Emmett King | King's Chamberlain |
| Ted Billings | Prisoner in Bastille |
| Fred Cavens | Francois |
| Jimmy Dime | A Torturer and Mask Forger |
| Dwight Frye | Fouquet's Valet |
| Leyland Hodgson | Court Announcer |
| Ian Maclaren | Valet de Chambre |
| John Merton | Soldier |
| Edgar Norton | Fouquet's Servant |
| William H. O'Brien | Servant |
| Artie Ortego | Carriage Guard |
| Herman Hack | Guard |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lucien Moraweck | Original Music Composer |
| John DuCasse Schulze | Art Direction |
| Paul Stanhope | Makeup Supervisor |
| Lud Gluskin | Music Director |
| George Bruce | Screenplay |
| Robert H. Planck | Director of Photography |
| William Bridgehouse | Costume Design |
| William A. Wilmarth | Sound |
| Edward Small | Presenter |
| Grant Whytock | Editor |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Edgar Anderson | Assistant Director |
| Howard A. Anderson | Special Effects |
| John London | Production Assistant |
| James Whale | Director |
| Alexandre Dumas | Novel |
| Val Paul | Production Manager |
| Cullen Tate | Second Unit Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Small | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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