The Masked Woman

For the French film, see The Masked Woman (1924 film).

The Masked Woman
Lobby card
Directed by	Silvano Balboni
Written by	June Mathis (scenario) Gerald C. Duffy (intertitles)
Based on	La Femme Masquee (1923) by Charles Méré [1]
Produced by	First National Pictures
Starring	Anna Q. Nilsson Holbrook Blinn Ruth Roland
Cinematography	John W. Boyle
Edited by	George McGuire [2]
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	January 16, 1927 (1927-01-16)
Running time	6 reels, 5442 ft.
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Masked Woman is a 1927 American silent melodrama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Filmed in France, it was the last screenwriting effort of famed June Mathis, who died in 1927, and was directed by her husband Silvano Balboni, who was usually a cinematographer. The film stars Anna Q. Nilsson, Holbrook Blinn, and serial veteran Ruth Roland. ^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Anna Q. Nilsson as Diane Delatour
• Holbrook Blinn as Baron Tolento
• Einar Hanson as Dr. Rene Delatour (credited as Einar Hansen)
• Charlie Murray as Andre O'Donohue
• Gertrude Short as Mimi
• Ruth Roland as Dolly Green
• R. O. Pennell as Monsieur Lapoule (credited as Richard Pennell)
• Cora Macey as Matron
• Paulette Day as Baby
• Marion Morgan Dancers in the Indian Jazz Ballet (uncredited)
• Jewel Richford as Dancer (uncredited)

Preservation

With no prints of The Masked Woman located in any film archives, ^[5] it is a lost film. ^[6]

References

1. Goble, Alan (January 1, 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 861. ISBN   978-3-11-095194-3.
2. Clifford, Edwin S., ed. (September 18, 1926). "George McGuire". Exhibitor's Herald. Vol. 27, no. 1. Chicago, Illinois: Martin J. Quigley. p. 84 – via Internet Archive.
3. Munden, Kennth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. Feature Films, 1921-1930. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. Vol. F2. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. pp. 498–499. ISBN   978-0-520-20969-5.
4. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Masked Woman
5. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Masked Woman
6. The Masked Woman at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures - 1927

External links

• The Masked Woman at IMDb