The Face Behind the Mask (1938)
0h 11m | PG-13
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.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Documentary, Mystery, History
Video: 720p
Cast
John Nesbitt
as Narrator (voice)
Carlos De Valdez
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack Deery
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Ivo Henderson
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Mary Howard
as La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
George W. Jimenez
as Spanish King (uncredited)