''Lady in the Iron Mask'' is a 1952 American

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directed by

Ralph Murphy Ralph Murphy (May 1, 1895 – February 10, 1967) was an American film and television director. Born in Rockville, Connecticut, Murphy was active in films from 1931 through 1962, with some work in television. From 1941 to 1944 he was married to ...

, produced by

Walter Wanger Walter Wanger (born Walter Feuchtwanger; July 11, 1894 – November 18, 1968) was an American film producer active from the 1910s, his career concluding with the turbulent production of '' Cleopatra,'' his last film, in 1963. He began at Para ...

and starring

Louis Hayward Louis Charles Hayward (19 March 1909 – 21 February 1985) was a Johannesburg-born, British-American actor. Biography Born in Johannesburg, Louis Hayward lived in South Africa and was educated in France and England, including Latymer Upper Scho ...

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and

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in the titular role.

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portrays

Porthos Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844), ''Twenty Years After'' (1845), and ''The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' (1847-1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other ...

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plays

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, and Steve Brodie appears as

Athos Athos may refer to: Fictional or mythical characters * Athos (character), one of the title characters in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père * Athos (mythology), one of the Gigantes in Greek mythology * Athos Fadiga ...

in this

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adventure film, a reworking of

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' 1929 screen epic ''

The Iron Mask ''The Iron Mask'' is a 1929 American part-talkie adventure film directed by Allan Dwan. It is an adaptation of the last section of the 1847-1850 novel ''The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French l ...

'', an adaptation of the last section of the 1847-1850 novel ''

The Vicomte de Bragelonne ''The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later'' (french: link=no, Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard ) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is the third and last of ''The d'Artagnan Romances'', following ''The Three Musketeers'' and ''Twe ...

'' by

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, which is itself based on the French legend of the

Man in the Iron Mask The Man in the Iron Mask (French ; died 19 November 1703) was an unidentified prisoner of state during the reign of King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715). Warranted for arrest on 28 July 1669 under the pseudonym of "Eustache Dauger", he wa ...

. Louis Hayward had played the dual role of the imprisoned prince and his twin in the 1939 version '' The Man in the Iron Mask'' while

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portrayed Porthos, and in what may have been an instance of

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son

in ''Lady in the Iron Mask'' thirteen years later.

Plot

Cast

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... Princess Anne / Princess Louise

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Steve Brodie ...

John Sutton ... Duke de Valdac
Hal Gerard ... Philip of Spain

Lester Matthews Arthur Lester Matthews (6 June 1900 – 5 June 1975) was an English actor. In his career, the handsome Englishman made more than 180 appearances in film and on television. He was erroneously credited in later years as Les Matthews. Matthews pla ...

... Prime Minister Rochard

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... Count de Fourrier

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* 1952 films 1950s historical adventure films American historical adventure films 20th Century Fox films Films scored by Dimitri Tiomkin Films based on The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later Films produced by Walter Wanger Man in the Iron Mask Films with screenplays by Aubrey Wisberg Twins in fiction 1950s English-language films Films directed by Ralph Murphy 1950s American films {{adventure-film-stub