The Three Musketeers (1942 film)

For the reggaeton trio, see Los Tres Mosqueteros. For the 1946 film, see The Three Musketeers (1946 film).

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.

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

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.^[1] Miguel M. Delgado, who was already considered "Cantinflas' exclusive director", was assigned to direct the lavish and expensive production.^[1] Jaime Salvador, whose screenplay for the previous Cantinflas vehicle El gendarme desconocido brought him fame, adapted Dumas' novel for the screen.^[1] Ballet Theatre, a renowned dance group of the time, was employed to perform the ballet in the throne room scene.^[1]

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.^[2]

Accolades

At the 1946 Cannes Film Festival, Los tres mosqueteros competed for the Grand Prix,^[3] which was awarded to another Mexican film, María Candelaria (1943).^[4]