The Face Behind the Mask
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.
Release Date: 1938-03-19
Documentary
Mystery
History
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Casts
John Nesbitt
as Narrator (voice)
Mary Howard
as La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Edward Keane
as Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
Michael Mark
as Peasant (uncredited)
Leonard Penn
as Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Harry Worth
as Louis XIII (uncredited)
