The Three Must-Get-Theres | 1922 | Comedy Adventure Parody

Title: The Three Must-Get-Theres | 1922 | Comedy Adventure Parody Director: Max Linder Studio: Max Linder Productions / United Artists Starring: Max Linder, Bull Montana, Frank Cooke, Jobyna Ralston Based on: Novel *The Three Musketeers* by Alexandre Dumas (parodic adaptation) Release Date: August 27 1922 Runtime: Approximately 55–58 minutes Format: Silent black and white with English intertitles Country: United States Language: Silent Genres: Comedy Adventure Parody --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Dart-In-Again leaves Gascony 00:10:00 Duel and meeting the “musketeers” 00:20:00 Fight against Li’l Cardinal Richie-Loo’s guards 00:30:00 Dart-In-Again’s mission to recover the Queen’s jewels 00:40:00 Channel crossing and comic escapades 00:50:00 Return and wedding celebration --- Summary: The Three Must-Get-Theres is a 1922 American silent parody film in which Dart-In-Again, a young Gascon nobleman, travels to Paris hoping to become one of King Louis XIII’s musketeers. After dueling with and befriending three eccentric “musketeers,” he joins them in comedic battles against the scheming Li’l Cardinal Richie-Loo and his guards. Tasked with recovering the Queen’s jewels to save her honor, Dart-In-Again’s adventures combine slapstick duels, absurd gags, and burlesque twists on the traditional swashbuckler narrative, culminating in triumph and celebration. --- Background: Directed by and starring French silent comedy pioneer Max Linder, The Three Must-Get-Theres was fashioned as a broad spoof of Alexandre Dumas’s *The Three Musketeers* and the popular 1921 Douglas Fairbanks adaptation. It was Linder’s final American production before returning to Europe, blending visual puns, anachronistic humor, and exaggerated characters to lampoon the conventions of heroic swashbuckling cinema. --- Trivia: Max Linder plays a parody version of D’Artagnan named Dart-In-Again. The film mocks the 1921 *The Three Musketeers* while maintaining analogues to key plot elements with humorous substitutions. The musketeers in the film are comically named Walrus, Octopus, and Porpoise. Jobyna Ralston, later known for her work with Harold Lloyd, appears as Constance Bonne-aux-Fieux. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: August 27 1922 Original Studio / Distributor: Max Linder Productions / United Artists Copyright Status: Public Domain Renewal: Unknown --- Hashtags: #TheThreeMustGetTheres #MaxLinder #SilentFilm #Comedy #Parody #1922Film #ClassicCinema #PublicDomain