Documentary ·Mystery ·History · United States of America · 1938 · 11m

The Face Behind the Mask

Director

Cast

John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice) Carlos De Valdez as Bit Part (uncredited) Jack Deery as Bit Part (uncredited) Ivo Henderson as Bit Part (uncredited) Mary Howard as La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited) George W. Jimenez as Spanish King (uncredited)

Crew

Paul Vogel — Director of Photography Milton Gunzburg — Screenplay Jack Chertok — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

prisoner iron mask

Key Collaborators

Jacques Tourneur Director Paul Vogel Director of Photography Milton Gunzburg Screenplay Jack Chertok Producer

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