| The Three Musketeers | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Miguel M. Delgado |
| Written by | Jaime Salvador |
| Based on | The Three Musketeers 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas |
| Produced by | Jacques Gelman |
| Starring | Cantinflas |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Edited by | Emilio Gómez Muriel |
| Music by | Manuel Esperón |
| Production company | Posa Films |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The Three Musketeers (Spanish: Los tres mosqueteros) is a 1942 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas. It is based on the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas.
Plot
Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at the CLASA film studios. While on the set, Cantinflas falls asleep and dreams that he is d'Artagnan, fighting on behalf of Queen Anne.
Cast
- Cantinflas - Cantinflas / D'Artagnan
- Ángel Garasa - Cardenal Richelieu
- Janet Alcoriza - Mimí / Milady de Winter (as Raquel Rojas)
- Consuelo Frank - Reina / Ana de Austria
- Pituka de Foronda - Constancia / Sra. Bonacieux
- Andrés Soler - Athos
- Julio Villarreal - Rey Luis XIII
- Jorge Reyes - Duque de Buckingham
- Estanislao Schillinsky - Aramis
- José Elías Moreno - Portos
- Rafael Icardo - Comisario / Sr. de Treville
- Antonio Bravo - Rochefort
- María Calvo - Estefanía, doncella
- Salvador Quiroz - Tabernero
- Alfonso Bedoya - Gorila en cabaret
- José Arratia - Antonio Bonacieux (uncredited)
- Alfonso Carti - Policía (uncredited)
- Roberto Cañedo - Joven en la cola (uncredited)
- María Claveria - Madre de D'Artagnan (uncredited)
- Manuel Dondé - Capitán (uncredited)
- Pedro Elviro - Mesero / Posadero (uncredited)
- Edmundo Espino - Padre de D'Artagnan (uncredited)
- Ana María Hernández - Dama de la corte (uncredited)
- Rubén Márquez - Hombre bailando en cabaret (uncredited)
- Ignacio Peón - Sirviente del rey (uncredited)
- Jorge Rachini - John, sirviente del duque (uncredited)
- Humberto Rodríguez - Sacerdote (uncredited)
- Estanislao Shilinsky
Production
Posa Films hired a number of established stars cast to support its contract actor Cantinflas. Miguel M. Delgado, who was already considered "Cantinflas' exclusive director", was assigned to direct the lavish and expensive production. Jaime Salvador, whose screenplay for the previous Cantinflas vehicle El gendarme desconocido brought him fame, adapted Dumas' novel for the screen. Ballet Theatre, a renowned dance group of the time, was employed to perform the ballet in the throne room scene.
Release
Los tres mosqueteros was a financial success. It "broke all box-office records" in Mexico and earned 123,000 pesos in its first week and 248,000 in the following three weeks.
Accolades
At the 1946 Cannes Film Festival, Los tres mosqueteros competed for the Grand Prix, which was awarded to another Mexican film, María Candelaria (1943).
References
- ^ "Cantinflas se bate por su rey, por su dama y por su gabardina...". El Siglo de Torreón. 11 September 1942.
- "Progresos de la Industria". El Siglo de Torreón. 11 October 1943.
- "CANTINFLAS". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "MARIA CANDELARIA". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
External links
Categories:- 1942 films
- 1942 comedy films
- Mexican black-and-white films
- Films directed by Miguel M. Delgado
- 1940s Spanish-language films
- Films based on The Three Musketeers
- 1940s parody films
- Cultural depictions of Cardinal Richelieu
- Cultural depictions of Louis XIII
- 1940s buddy comedy films
- Mexican comedy films
- 1940s Mexican films
- Cultural depictions of Anne of Austria
- Cultural depictions of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham