''The Three Musketeers'' (Spanish: ''Los tres mosqueteros'') is a 1942 Mexican

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Miguel M. Delgado Miguel Melitón Delgado Pardavé (17 May 1905 – 2 January 1994) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter best known for directing thirty-three of Cantinflas' films, under contract of Posa Films. He directed 139 films between 1941 and 19 ...

and starring

Cantinflas Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely-accomplished Mexican comedian and is cel ...

. It is based on the 1844 novel of the same name by

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

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, he falls asleep and dreams that he is

d'Artagnan Charles de Batz de Castelmore (), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan ( 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at the siege of Maastricht in the ...

, fighting on behalf of Queen Anne.

Cast

- Cantinflas /

D'Artagnan Charles de Batz de Castelmore (), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan ( 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at the siege of Maastricht in the ...

* Ángel Garasa - Cardenal Richelieu * Janet Alcoriza - Mimí /

Milady de Winter Milady Laurence de Winter, often referred to as simply Milady, is a fictional character in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas, père, set in 1625 France. She is a spy for Cardinal Richelieu and is one of the dominant a ...

(as Raquel Rojas) *

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- Reina / Ana de Austria *

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- Constancia / Sra. Bonacieux *

Andrés Soler Andrés Soler (born Andrés Díaz Pavia; 18 November 1898 – 26 July 1969) was a Mexican actor. He was considered one of the greatest figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Soler appeared in about two hundred films and received four Ariel ...

- Athos *

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- Rey Luis XIII * Jorge Reyes - Duque de Buckingham * Estanislao Schillinsky - Aramis *

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- Portos * Rafael Icardo - Comisario / Sr. de Treville *

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- Rochefort * María Calvo - Estefanía, doncella *

Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944) * ''Summer Hotel'' (1944) * ''My Memories of Mexico'' (1944) * '' The Black Ace'' (1944) *'' The Disobedient Son'' (1945) * ...

- Tabernero *

Alfonso Bedoya Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de GuzmánSan Antonio Light, Dec. 17, 1957, p. 20 (April 16, 1904 – December 15, 1957) was a Mexican actor who frequently appeared in U.S. films. He is best known for his role in ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ...

- 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 er Manuel Dondé (1906 – 27 May 1976) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355 He frequently played villains during his long film career. Selected filmography * ''La llorona'' (1933) * ''Soulless Women'' (1934) - Policía * ''El bastardo'' (1937 ...

- Capitán (uncredited) *

Pedro Elviro Pedro Elviro Rodríguez (died 24 August 1971), also known as Pitouto, was a Spanish actor. Between 1924 and 1972, he shot more than 170 films, a good part of them in France and Mexico. Selected filmography * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) as Aut ...

- Mesero / Posadero (uncredited) *

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- 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)

Production

Posa Films hired a number of established stars cast to support its contract actor

, who was already considered "Cantinflas' exclusive director", was assigned the task to direct the lavish and expensive production.

Jaime Salvador Jaime Salvador Valls (4 November 1901 – 18 October 1976) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director of the Golden era of Mexican cinema. He is known for writing and directing various low-budget comedies, westerns, and rancheras. Select ...

, 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 Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form ...

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 The 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. Only one year after t ...

, ''Los tres mosqueteros'' competed for the

Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ...

, which was awarded to another Mexican film, ''

María Candelaria ''María Candelaria'' is a 1943 Mexican romantic film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. It was the first Mexican film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival where it won the Grand ...

'' (1943).

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Three Musketeers, The 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