Purple Mask (1955)
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Tony Curtis was by 1955 an accomplished enough actor to get through the costumed derring-do of The Purple Mask minus the awkwardness he'd displayed in his earlier swashbucklers. Curtis is cast as Rene, a foppish 18th century French nobleman who doubles as the Purple Mask, a Royalist supporter… More Tony Curtis was by 1955 an accomplished enough actor to get through the costumed derring-do of The Purple Mask minus the awkwardness he'd displayed in his earlier swashbucklers. Curtis is cast as Rene, a foppish 18th century French nobleman who doubles as the Purple Mask, a Royalist supporter who kidnaps officers of the Republic and ransoms them back to Napoleon (Stefan Bekassy) for a hefty fee. Managing to elude Napoleon's minions through most of the picture, Rene gives himself up only when the love of his life, the beautiful Laurette (Colleen Miller), is placed in danger. Even when facing the guillotine, however, Rene has a few tricks up his lacey, perfumed sleeve. The Purple Mask was based on La Chevalier au Masque, a play by Paul Armont and Jean Manouissi. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- H. Bruce Humberstone
- Genres
- Action & Adventure
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Tony Curtis interpreta o 'Zorro' francês de forma leve e descontraída, mas o filme jamais chega a empolgar.
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Cast
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Tony Curtis
as Rene de Traviere
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Colleen Miller
as Laurette de Latour
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Gene Barry
as Capt. Charles Laverne
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Dan O'Herlihy
as Brisquet
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Angela Lansbury
as Mme. Valentine
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George Dolenz
as Marcel Cadonal
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John Hoyt
as Rochet
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Don Randolph
as Andre Majolin
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Robert Cornthwaite
as Napoleon
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Stephen Bekassy
as Baron de Morleve
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Paul Cavanagh
as Due de Latour
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Myrna Hansen
as Constance de Voulois
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Allison Hayes
as Irene de Bournotte
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Betty Jane Howarth
as Yvonne de Tressy
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Carl Milletaire
as Edouard
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Gene Darcy
as De Morsanne
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Robert Hunter
as De Vivanne
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Richard Avonde
as Roger
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Diane Du Bois
as Sabine
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Everett Glass
as Father Brochard
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Adrienne D'Ambricourt
as Madame Anais
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Jean De Briac
as Count de Chauvac
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Albert Godderis
as Old servant
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George Bruggeman
as French officer
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Jane Easton
as Marie du Pontblanc
