The Masked Woman

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The Masked Woman
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Directed bySilvano Balboni
Written by June Mathis (scenario)
Gerald C. Duffy (intertitles)
Based onLa 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 byGeorge McGuire [2]
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
  • January 16, 1927 (1927-01-16)
Running time
6 reels, 5442 ft.
CountryUnited 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]

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Preservation

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

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References

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  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