The Face Behind the Mask (1938)

The Face Behind the Mask (1938)

1938-03-19 United States of America 11 Min. PG-13
5.4 5 votes

Overview

This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King Louis XIV imprisoned a man who was never identified, but who was forced to wear an iron mask for the length of his captivity, which ended only in his death. Several candidates for the identity of the man are investigated.

Cast

John Nesbitt is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Carlos De Valdez is Bit Part (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack Deery is Bit Part (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Ivo Henderson is Bit Part (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Mary Howard is La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
George W. Jimenez is Spanish King (uncredited)
Spanish King (uncredited)
Edward Keane is Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
Michael Mark is Peasant (uncredited)
Peasant (uncredited)
Andre Marsaudon is Bit Part (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Thomas R. Mills is Governor (uncredited)
Governor (uncredited)
Leonard Penn is Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
George Sorel is Count Mattioli (uncredited)
Count Mattioli (uncredited)

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