AT SWORD'S POINT – 1952
This fun to watch adventure film is another take on "The Three Musketeers" tale.
It is several decades past the time setting for the first story. Queen Anne, Gladys Cooper, is being pressured by the evil Duc de Lavalle (Robert Douglas) to marry off her daughter, Nancy Gates to him. Anne knows that Douglas is a power hungry swine who just wants to rule France. He is also trying to find the location of the next in line, the young boy, Peter Miles.
Queen Anne has sent messengers to the King of Spain for help, but Douglas's men catch, and murder said riders. So she sends for her loyal Musketeers of years before. There is however a slight problem with this idea. The original men are all dead, or bedridden. Their children, Cornel Wilde, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Hale JR and Maureen O'Hara however answer the call.
Plenty of swordplay, escapes from the bad guys and thrilling rescues abound in this quick pace romp.
I found it Interesting to see Miss O'Hara handling a sword with the rest. It looks like she must have taken more than a few lessons. Needless to say the new Musketeers save the day and dispatch the evil Douglas and his crew.
Director Lewis Allen must have had a blast making this one. Allen, was better known for helming some dark film noir, such as, DESERT FURY, SO EVIL MY LOVE, A BULLET FOR JOEY, ILLEGAL, CHICAGO DEADLINE, APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER and SUDDENLY.
This fun to watch adventure film is another take on "The Three Musketeers" tale.
It is several decades past the time setting for the first story. Queen Anne, Gladys Cooper, is being pressured by the evil Duc de Lavalle (Robert Douglas) to marry off her daughter, Nancy Gates to him. Anne knows that Douglas is a power hungry swine who just wants to rule France. He is also trying to find the location of the next in line, the young boy, Peter Miles.
Queen Anne has sent messengers to the King of Spain for help, but Douglas's men catch, and murder said riders. So she sends for her loyal Musketeers of years before. There is however a slight problem with this idea. The original men are all dead, or bedridden. Their children, Cornel Wilde, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Hale JR and Maureen O'Hara however answer the call.
Plenty of swordplay, escapes from the bad guys and thrilling rescues abound in this quick pace romp.
I found it Interesting to see Miss O'Hara handling a sword with the rest. It looks like she must have taken more than a few lessons. Needless to say the new Musketeers save the day and dispatch the evil Douglas and his crew.
Director Lewis Allen must have had a blast making this one. Allen, was better known for helming some dark film noir, such as, DESERT FURY, SO EVIL MY LOVE, A BULLET FOR JOEY, ILLEGAL, CHICAGO DEADLINE, APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER and SUDDENLY.