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.
The Face Behind the Mask (1938) is currently not available on any services.
John Nesbitt , Mary Howard , Edward Keane , Michael Mark , Leonard Penn , E. Alyn Warren
Jacques Tourneur
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
