The Corsican Brothers (1941 film)
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| The Corsican Brothers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Produced by | Edward Small |
| Written by | Alexandre Dumas, père (story) George Bruce Howard Estabrook |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Ruth Warrick Akim Tamiroff |
| Release date(s) | November 28, 1941 |
| Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in a dual role as the title Siamese twins, separated at birth and raised in completely different circumstances. Both thirst for revenge against the man who killed their parents, both fall in love with the same woman, the former played by Akim Tamiroff, the latter by Ruth Warrick. The story is based on the story of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père.
Dimitri Tiomkin was nominated for an Academy Award for Original Music Score (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture).
[edit] Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Lucien and Mario Franchi
- Ruth Warrick as Countess Isabelle Gravini
- Akim Tamiroff as Colonna
- J. Carroll Naish as Lorenzo
- H. B. Warner as Dr. Enrico Paoli
- John Emery as Tomasso
- Henry Wilcoxon as Count Victor Franchi
- Gloria Holden as Countess Franchi
