The sons of Aramis, Porthos and D'Artagan and Claire, the daughter of Athos, are reunited by the aging Queen Anne to halt the villainy of her treacherous nephew, the Duc de Lavalle.[2]
Plot
The sons (and a daughter) of the original Four Musketeers ride to the rescue of besieged Queen Anne in 1648 France.
D'Artagnan and his companions are alerted that the terminally ill queen is being pressured by the evil Duc de Lavalle into agreeing to a marriage with Princess Henriette. Unable to respond, the musketeers send their sons (and one daughter) to the royal court to help.
The men are imprisoned and betrayed, and a romance forms between D'Artagnan Jr. and Claire.
In 1947, Republic Pictures announced the purchase of the script Sons of the Musketeers by Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen.[3]Eagle Lion also announced a film titled Sons of the Musketeers, a concern for MGM, which was planning the 1948 film The Three Musketeers.[4] Eventually the project went to RKO where it was devised as a vehicle for Cornel Wilde.[5][6] Lewis Allen was announced as director on November 15, 1949.[6] Filming began on December 14, 1949.[7]
MGM had some difficulties depicting Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers, so the filmmakers decided to not show Cardinal Mazarin in At Sword's Point although the character was in the original script.[8]
In another Three Musketeers movie, The Fifth Musketeer (1979), which retells the story of The Man in the Iron Mask, two of the young musketeers from At Sword's Point reappear in the roles of their own fathers: Cornel Wilde stars as D'Artagnan and Hale Jr. as Porthos.
^Schallert, Edwin (Mar 22, 1947). "French Star to Keynote Korda Bilingual Series". Los Angeles Times. p. A5.
^THOMAS F. BRADY HOLLYWOOD. (Feb 1, 1948). "HOLLYWOOD DEALS: Prospects Brighten for United Artists -Budget Runs Wild and Other Matters". New York Times. p. X5.
^"FOX WILL BORROW M'NALLY FROM U-I: Actor Will Play White Doctor Who Befriends Negro Interne in Studio's 'No Way Out'". New York Times. Oct 13, 1949. p. 33.
^ abTHOMAS F. BRADY (Nov 16, 1949). "FILM WRITERS VOTE FOR CONSERVATIVES: Screen Guild Names Valentine Davies Its President -- Tally for Left Wing Is Light". New York Times. p. 39.
^Schallert, Edwin (Dec 5, 1949). "Zero Mostel Villain; Clayworth Role Tops; 'Wyoming Mail' Slated". Los Angeles Times. p. B9.
^THOMAS F. BRADY (Jan 22, 1950). "HOLLYWOOD DIGEST: Selznick Plans to Shift Production to Europe--Garbo Returns--Other Matters On Again Satisfied Exit, the Cardinal Paper Reports". New York Times. p. 85.
