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  • The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922)
  • Not Rated
    58 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922)
Not Rated
58 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

This delightful burlesque of Alexandre Dumas' famous adventure narrative (and then-leading screen swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks' hit films) represented one of writer/director/star Max Linder's attempts to conquer Hollywood on its own turf...See moreThis delightful burlesque of Alexandre Dumas' famous adventure narrative (and then-leading screen swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks' hit films) represented one of writer/director/star Max Linder's attempts to conquer Hollywood on its own turf. He'd been an enormous star in early silent cinema, influencing the style of such subsequent silent comedy luminaries as Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton. But his health suffered after he was gassed fighting for France in World War I. Despite the support of Chaplin himself (among others), his subsequent career in America never reached the popular heights he had at home. The commercial failure of this final U.S. effort seems particularly bewildering now, since THE THREE MUST-GET-THERES holds up so well. This spoof has the antic star as Dart-in-Again, a rapier-wielding dandy with a lovelorn horse (pining for the cow it left behind in the country) and a tendency to make an idiot of himself whilst attempting to conquer the forces of tyranny. Making scant effort to hide its incongruous modern Southern California backdrops, the movie is full of gags both slapstick and absurdist. Critics gratefully received it at the time. Audiences? Not so much. - Dennis Harvey See less
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Director
Writers
Alexandre Dumas (novel "Les Trois Mousquetaures") (as Alexandre Dumas père) | Max Linder (story) | Tom Miranda (titles)
Cinematographers
Max Dupont | Enrique Juan Vallejo (as Harry Vallejo)
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Updated Aug 27, 1922

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Aug 27, 1922 (United States)

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12 cast members
Name Known for
Max Linder
Dart-In-Again Dart-In-Again   See fewer
Bull Montana
Li'l Cardinal Richie-Loo Li'l Cardinal Richie-Loo   See fewer
Frank Cooke
King Louis XIII King Louis XIII   See fewer
Caroline Rankin
Queen Anne Queen Anne   See fewer
Jobyna Ralston
Constance Bonne-aux-Fieux Constance Bonne-aux-Fieux   See fewer
John J. Richardson
Walrus (as Jack Richardson) Walrus (as Jack Richardson)   See fewer
Charles Mezzetti
Octopus Octopus   See fewer
Clarence Wertz
Porpoise Porpoise   See fewer
Fred Cavens
Bernajoux Bernajoux   See fewer
Harry Mann
Lord Duke Poussy Bunkumin Lord Duke Poussy Bunkumin   See fewer
Jean de Limur
Roquefort Roquefort   See fewer
Bynunsky Hyman
The Monk The Monk   See fewer
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