United States / Jun 15, 1955
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Donald Randolph | Andre Majolin |
| Robert Cornthwaite | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Stephen Bekassy | Baron de Morleve |
| Paul Cavanagh | Duc de Latour |
| Myrna Hansen | Constance de Voulois |
| Allison Hayes | Irene de Bournotte |
| Jane Howard | Yvonne de Tressy (as Betty Jane Howarth) |
| Carl Milletaire | Edouard |
| Gene Darcy | Vicomte de Morsanne |
| Robert Hunter | Baron de Vivianne |
| Richard Avonde | Roger |
| Britt Lomond | Raoul (as Glase Lohman) |
| Diane DuBois | Sabine |
| Everett Glass | Father Brochard |
| Olga Andre | Customer (uncredited) |
| Charles Bastin | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| George Baxter | Official (uncredited) |
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| Eugene Borden | Napoleon Officer (uncredited) |
| Louis Borel | Workman (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | French Officer (uncredited) |
| Peter Camlin | Colonel (uncredited) |
| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | Madame Anais (uncredited) |
| Jean De Briac | Count de Chauvac (uncredited) |
| Jane Easton | Marie du Pontblanc (uncredited) |
| Ralph Faulkner | Opponent (uncredited) |
| Richard Flato | Orderly (uncredited) |
| Albert Godderis | Old Servant (uncredited) |
| Donald Lawton | Passerby (uncredited) |
| Joseph Romantini | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Lomax Study | Orderly (uncredited) |
Genres
Adventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Purple Mask |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Release date | 15 giugno 1955 |
| Production | Howard Christie |
| Writer | Oscar Brodney |
| Editing | Ted J. Kent |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Assistant directors | H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Camera operators | Irving Glassberg |
| Additional photography | Irving Glassberg |
Release dates
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