Conrad Veidt plays Gil De Berault, a duelist and rogue who occasionally helps Cardinal Richelieu (Raymond Massey). Needing to have an opponent to the crown found and killed, Richelieu sends De Berault on a mission. However De Berault finds romance with his enemies sister and must find away to keep everyone, especially himself, alive.
Veidt makes an odd swashbuckling hero. To be honest he may have been a bit too long in the tooth, but he still manages to give a good performance as man who knows his way around a sticky situation. His witty delivery and occasional bits of daring do make up for any short comings his age may have inferred. While far from perfect it is the sort of thing thats perfect at 1am when you can't sleep, though odds are you'll be like me and end up really past your bad time waiting for the no always certain conclusion.
Veidt makes an odd swashbuckling hero. To be honest he may have been a bit too long in the tooth, but he still manages to give a good performance as man who knows his way around a sticky situation. His witty delivery and occasional bits of daring do make up for any short comings his age may have inferred. While far from perfect it is the sort of thing thats perfect at 1am when you can't sleep, though odds are you'll be like me and end up really past your bad time waiting for the no always certain conclusion.