Underplayed Gems

The Purple Mask (1955)

The Purple Mask poster
Directed by
H. Bruce Humberstone
Genre
adventure film, swashbuckler film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 1803 France, a nobleman leads a secret double life as a masked avenger who helps royalists escape the guillotine. He teams up with a spirited woman to foil a plot by the police chief.

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What happens

The Purple Mask is a 1955 American historical adventure film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone starring Tony Curtis and set in 1803 France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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