Watch The Face Behind the Mask (1938) Official Trailer
5.6 / 10 IMDb March 19, 1938 0h 11m
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.
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Runtime
0h 11m
Release Date
March 19, 1938
Genre
Documentary, Mystery, History
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
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John Nesbitt
as Narrator (voice)
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Carlos De Valdez
as Bit Part (uncredited)
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Jack Deery
as Bit Part (uncredited)
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Ivo Henderson
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Mary Howard
as La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
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George W. Jimenez
as Spanish King (uncredited)
Edward Keane
as Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
Michael Mark
as Peasant (uncredited)
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Andre Marsaudon
as Bit Part (uncredited)
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Thomas R. Mills
as Governor (uncredited)
Leonard Penn
as Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
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George Sorel
as Count Mattioli (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
as Bit Part (uncredited)
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Lyons Wickland
as The Mask (uncredited)
Harry Worth
as Louis XIII (uncredited)
Production Companies
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