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 who… 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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.
Directed By: H. Bruce Humberstone
Genres: Action & Adventure

Critic Reviews

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

            Tony Curtis as Rene de Traviere

            Colleen Miller as Laurette de Latour

            Gene Barry as Capt. Charles Laverne

            Dan O'Herlihy as Brisquet

            Angela Lansbury as Mme. Valentine

            George Dolenz as Marcel Cadonal

            John Hoyt as Rochet

            Don Randolph as Andre Majolin

            Robert Cornthwaite as Napoleon

            Stephen Bekassy as Baron de Morleve

            Paul Cavanagh as Due de Latour

            Myrna Hansen as Constance de Voulois

            Allison Hayes as Irene de Bournotte

            Betty Jane Howarth as Yvonne de Tressy

            Carl Milletaire as Edouard

            Gene Darcy as De Morsanne

            Robert Hunter as De Vivanne

            Richard Avonde as Roger

            Diane Du Bois as Sabine

            Everett Glass as Father Brochard

            Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Madame Anais

            Jean De Briac as Count de Chauvac

            Albert Godderis as Old servant

            George Bruggeman as French officer

            Jane Easton as Marie du Pontblanc
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