In this nearly forgotten Italian version of the 3 Musketeers story, Milady Anne (played by Yvette Lebon) is confronted by the Executioner of Lille, who earlier in the film had branded her brother. He forces her down and, in a bit of quick-thinking ingenuity, grabs a nearby candleholder, heats it up in the fireplace and plunges it into her left shoulder, leaving a nasty mark. There’s some nice screaming and an impressive amount of smoke, and the cameraman wisely moves in for a close up of the burn mark on her skin. A rare scene that’s worth checking out.
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