The story
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...
Cast & crew
Tony CurtisRene de Traviere / The Purple Mask
Colleen MillerLaurette de Latour
Gene BarryCaptain Charles Laverne
Dan O'HerlihyBrisquet
Angela LansburyMadame Valentine
George DolenzMarcel Cadonal
John HoytRochet
Donald RandolphAndre Majolin
Robert CornthwaiteNapoleon Bonaparte
Stephen BekassyBaron de Morleve
Paul CavanaghDuc de Latour
Myrna HansenConstance de VouloisExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Irving Glassberg
- Screenplay
- Oscar Brodney
- Producer
- Howard Christie
- Editor
- Ted J. Kent
- Director
- H. Bruce Humberstone