The Purple Mask 68 years old

France, 1803: 11 years after the Revolution, a royalist underground is led by a new 'Scarlet Pimpernel', the Purple Mask, who rescues nobles in distress and kidnaps Napoleon's officials for ransom, aided by the spy services of a group of lovely models headed by Laurette (really the Duc de Latour's daughter). But even she doesn't know the Purple Mask's real identity as foppish dancing master Rene...

Credits

The Purple Mask Cast

Name Character
Angela Lansbury She was 29, now 98 years old as Madame Valentine
Dan O'Herlihy He was 36, 85 years old when he died as Brisquet
Gene Barry He was 36, 90 years old when he died as Capt. Charles Laverne
Allison Hayes She was 25, 46 years old when she died as Irene de Bournotte
John Hoyt He was 49, 85 years old when he died as Rochet
Myrna Hansen She was 20, now 89 years old as Constance de Voulois
George Dolenz He was 47, 55 years old when he died as Marcel Cadonal
Paul Cavanagh He was 66, 75 years old when he died as Duc de Latour
Robert Cornthwaite He was 38, 89 years old when he died as Napoleon Bonaparte
Carl Milletaire He was 42, 81 years old when he died as Edouard
Tony Curtis He was 30, 85 years old when he died as Rene de Traviere/ The Purple Mask
Stephen Bekassy He was 48, 88 years old when he died as Baron de Morleve
Jane Howard as Yvonne de Tressy (as Betty Jane Howarth)
Colleen Miller She was 22, now 91 years old as Laurette de Latour
Donald Randolph He was 49, 87 years old when he died as Andre Majolin

The Purple Mask Crew

Name Department
H. Bruce Humberstone as Director. He was 53 (82) years old when He died Directing
The Purple Mask poster
The Purple Mask (68 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 15, 1955
  • Runtime: 82 minutes