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The Face Behind the Mask

Jacques Tourneur

1938 • 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 th...

The Face Behind the Mask

Cast

John Nesbitt

John NesbittNarrator (voice)

Carlos De ValdezBit Part (uncredited)

Jack DeeryBit Part (uncredited)

Ivo HendersonBit Part (uncredited)

Mary Howard

Mary HowardLa Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)

George W. JimenezSpanish King (uncredited)

Edward Keane

Edward KeaneNicholas Fouquet (uncredited)

Michael Mark

Michael MarkPeasant (uncredited)

Andre MarsaudonBit Part (uncredited)

Thomas R. MillsGovernor (uncredited)

Leonard Penn

Leonard PennLouis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)

George SorelCount Mattioli (uncredited)

E. Alyn Warren

E. Alyn WarrenBit Part (uncredited)

Lyons WicklandThe Mask (uncredited)

Harry Worth

Harry WorthLouis XIII (uncredited)

Crew

Jacques Tourneur

Jacques TourneurDirector

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