The Face Behind the Mask 86 years old

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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The Face Behind the Mask Cast

Name Character
Mary Howard She was 30, 101 years old when she died as La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Ivo Henderson He was 37, 67 years old when he died as Bit Part (uncredited)
Leonard Penn He was 30, 67 years old when he died as Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
Harry Worth He was 20, 71 years old when he died as Louis XIII (uncredited)
George Sorel He was 36, 46 years old when he died as Count Mattioli (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren He was 63, 65 years old when he died as Bit Part (uncredited)
Carlos De Valdez He was 44, 45 years old when he died as Bit Part (uncredited)
Michael Mark He was 52, 88 years old when he died as Peasant (uncredited)
John Nesbitt He was 27, 49 years old when he died as Narrator (voice)
Lyons Wickland He was 43, 86 years old when he died as The Mask (uncredited)
Jack Deery as Bit Part (uncredited)
Edward Keane He was 93, 59 years old when he died as Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask Crew

Name Department
Jack Chertok as Producer. He was 31 (88) years old when He died Production
Jacques Tourneur as Director. He was 33 (73) years old when He died Directing
Paul Vogel as Director of Photography. He was 38 (76) years old when He died Camera
Milton Gunzburg as Screenplay. He was 28 (81) years old when He died Writing
The Face Behind the Mask (86 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, March 19, 1938
  • Runtime: 11 minutes