A Modern Musketeer
In This New Play Fairbanks Performs Amazing Feats
1917 · 68 min · ★ 5.6 · Adventure, Comedy
Ned Thacker grows restless living in a small Kansas town, dreaming of the adventures of the Three Musketeers. In hopes of becoming a modern D'Artagnan, he mounts his steed (a Ford Model T) and sets out across the West in search of excitement and adventure.
Directed by Allan Dwan · Written by Allan Dwan
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Douglas Fairbanks Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan -
Marjorie Daw Elsie Dodge -
Kathleen Kirkham Mrs. Dodge - E Eugene Ormonde Forrest Vandeteer
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Edythe Chapman Mrs. Thacker -
Frank Campeau Chin-de-dah -
Tully Marshall James Brown -
James Pier Mason Bandit (uncredited) -
Zasu Pitts A Kansas Belle (uncredited) -
Charles Stevenson Indian (uncredited)
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