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Roan's<
>restoration is as good as any version you'll find, and probably better<
>considering this is a 1933 effort.

Shot in only 21 days, the serial<
>boasts not only John Wayne (as hero Tom Wayne), but Francis X. Bushman<
>Jr., Noah Beery Jr., a brief appearance by Lon Chaney Jr., (billed as<
>Creighton Chaney), and stunt work by Duke regular Yakima Canutt (who<
>also plays the villian El Shaitan when masked).

The story is billed<
>as "a modern retelling" of the classic Dumas story, with<
>Wayne as D'Artagnan. However, the only thing that remains from the<
>novel is the three comrades plus one, and the title.

Duke is en<
>route to visit his sweetheart Elaine in the Sahara (why she's living<
>there is anyone's guess). On the way, he rescues some French Foreign<
>Legionnaires from being wiped out by hostile Arabs. From then on, the<
>three are Tom's pals, and call themselves the Three Musketeers since<
>they are the only survivors of their outfit left.

El Shaitan is the<
>leader of a mysterious Arab cult called The Devil's Circle, who are<
>trying to accquire and take up arms against the Legion (again, no real<
>reasoning why, other then they are there).

Elaine's brother (Lon<
>Chaney), is murdered by El Shaitan, and Wayne is incriminated. From<
>there, Wayne becomes a fugitive from justice as he attempts to track<
>down and unmask the mysterious El Shaitan.

Ruth Hall, who plays<
>Tom's sweetheart Elaine Corday is great, although her career amounted<
>to mostly uncredited bit parts. She appeared in such famous films as<
>"Easter Parade", "How to Marry a Millionaire", and<
>"The Farmer Takes a Wife".

Like most thirties action films<
>and serials, this one features the still-new and ever fascinating<
>invention of the day, the airplane. Here, Tom is a pilot, as is Elaine<
>and the evil El Shaitan.

Always interesting to see the young Duke in<
>action, and this is no dried out piece of toast like some of the<
>bland, nondescript westerns he was trapped in between "The Big<
>Trail" (1930)and "Stagecoach" (1939).<
>

John Wayne and the Forign Legion best the Tauregs.
The Three Musketeers is a multi chapter SERIAL, of chapters that are about 15 minutes in length. If you are a SERIAL collector as I am, you will like to see this one. John Wayne is a Legion pilot, and he has three buddies also in the legion including: Ray "Crash" Corrigan as one of the legionnaires! Together they go through and happen upon a group of thieves and murderers. Time and time again, Wayne and his pals get in and out of trouble, in the end, they get their bad guys. This Serial is a must, if you are a fan of serials. Also if you are a fan of very early John Wayne pictures, you will get a kick out of him in a serial.

The first serial on DVD is Great!
This probably is not the serial I would have picked to be the first on DVD (Captain Marvel would be an obvious choice) but it is a good one either way. Roan's restoration is excellent as always. John Wayne makes one of his last attempts to act before making it big and just playing "John Wayne" all the time, and pulls it off in this one, though not nearly as well as in Hurricane Express. Serial veteran Jack Mulhall is a joy to watch, as is Raymond Hatton in this great updating of the Dumas' classic (though it really only takes the name of that fine literary work). Lots of digitally preserved action and cliffhangers make this one a keeper!