The Masks of the Devil

The Masks of the Devil

80 mins | Drama | Nov. 17, 1928

Baron Reiner, a charming though unscrupulous Viennese aristocrat, becomes infatuated with Virginia, an innocent schoolgirl who is engaged to his best friend, Manfred. In order to seduce the girl, Reiner finances an oceanographic expedition for Manfred that takes him away for months (TCM).

The Masks of the Devil

80 mins | Drama | Nov. 17, 1928

The Masks of the Devil
Baron Reiner, a charming though unscrupulous Viennese aristocrat, becomes infatuated with Virginia, an innocent schoolgirl who is engaged to his best friend, Manfred. In order to seduce the girl, Reiner finances an oceanographic expedition for Manfred that takes him away for months (TCM).
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Masks of the Devil
Directors Victor Sjöström
Writers Svend Gade, Jakob Wassermann, Ruth Cummings, Marian Ainslee, Frances Marion

Cast

John Gilbert

as Baron Reiner

Alma Rubens

as Countess Zellner

Theodore Roberts

as Count Palester

Frank Reicher

as Count Zellner

Eva von Berne

as Virginia

Ralph Forbes

as Manfred

Ethel Wales

as Virginia's Aunt

Polly Ann Young

as Dancer