Douglas Fairbanks the following year continued his series of films in which he starred as an adventure protagonist, each film seeming to be a story in a different historical period and a different geographical country. In addition to its being a costume drama, author William K. Everson saw "The Three Muskateers" (Fred Niblo, 1921, twelve reels) as being indicative of the influence of D.W. Griffith with its cornocopia of intertiles and various intersecting subplots. Starring in the film with Douglas Fairbanks was actresses Barbara Del La Marr.
Photoplay Magazine, in a full page of six publicity stills, not only explained that "Dumas' famous romance" was a ten reel silent film, but that Douglas Fairbanks' moustache was real. It included publicity stills of acresses Mary MacLaren and Margueritte de la Motte in costume drama attire. Exhibitor's Herald included a six sheet poster "suggesting action and romance" and a twenty four sheet inteded for the "far flung" bilboard".
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