Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature: The Three Musketeers / The Iron Mask Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		0.0
Overall		4.0

Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature: The Three Musketeers / The Iron Mask Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman October 26, 2023

Fans of Alexandre Dumas probably know that there were (ultimately) actually four musketeers, and somewhat hilariously these two films based on Dumas end up offering at least eight musketeers (between the two films), and arguably even more given the fact that only Douglas Fairbanks and Leo Bary are constants in terms of playing the same musketeer characters in both films, which adds at least four more musketeers (i.e., two per film), or perhaps more accurately the actors portraying them, to the total. However many musketeers are deemed to be involved, both of these films offer a great and perhaps even slightly unusual showcase for the singular talents of Fairbanks, on hand in both films as d'Artagnan. The Three Musketeers probably wins the "action adventure" mantle pretty easily when compared to the somewhat more restrained The Iron Mask, but the fact that the second film features an older Fairbanks not trying to pretend he's still a young whippersnapper gives that film a rather interesting emotional edge.

For reviews of the films included on this disc, please click on the following links:

The Three Musketeers Blu-ray review

The Iron Mask Blu-ray review

Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature: The Three Musketeers / The Iron Mask Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature: The Three Musketeers / The Iron Mask Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature: The Three Musketeers / The Iron Mask Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Unfortunately, no supplements are offered for either film.

Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature: The Three Musketeers / The Iron Mask Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Cohen went through a glut of Buster Keaton releases a while back (and seemingly has more in store), and they're doing fans a great service by bringing out these Douglas Fairbanks gems in high definition. The lack of supplements is a little disappointing, but otherwise this release comes Recommended.