The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922)
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58 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

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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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Name	Known for
Max Linder Dart-In-Again Dart-In-Again See fewer	Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)
Bull Montana Li'l Cardinal Richie-Loo Li'l Cardinal Richie-Loo See fewer	Victory (1919)
Frank Cooke King Louis XIII King Louis XIII See fewer	The Million Dollar Robbery (1914)
Caroline Rankin Queen Anne Queen Anne See fewer	The Lottery Man (1919)
Jobyna Ralston Constance Bonne-aux-Fieux Constance Bonne-aux-Fieux See fewer	Lightning (1927)
John J. Richardson Walrus (as Jack Richardson) Walrus (as Jack Richardson) See fewer	A Small Town Idol (1921)
Charles Mezzetti Octopus Octopus See fewer	The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922)
Clarence Wertz Porpoise Porpoise See fewer	Spangles (1926)
Fred Cavens Bernajoux Bernajoux See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1935)
Harry Mann Lord Duke Poussy Bunkumin Lord Duke Poussy Bunkumin See fewer	Whiz and Whiskers (1919)
Jean de Limur Roquefort Roquefort See fewer	Slipper Episode (1935)
Bynunsky Hyman The Monk The Monk See fewer	Vanity Fair (1923)

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