''The Masked Woman'' is a 1927 American silent

melodrama film A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...

produced and distributed by

First National Pictures First National Pictures was an American motion picture production and distribution company. It was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc., an association of independent theatre owners in the United States, and became the count ...

. Filmed in France, it was the last screenwriting effort of famed

June Mathis June Mathis (born June Beulah Hughes, January 30, 1887 – July 26, 1927) was an American screenwriter. Mathis was the first female executive for Metro/MGM and at only 35, she was the highest paid executive in Hollywood. In 1926 she was voted ...

, who died in 1927, and was directed by her husband Silvano Balboni, who was usually a cinematographer. The film stars

Anna Q. Nilsson Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Early life Nilsson was born in Ystad, Sweden in 1888. Her middle name Quirentia is derived from her ...

Holbrook Blinn Holbrook Blinn was an American stage and film actor. Early years Blinn was the son of Civil War veteran Col. Charles Blinn and actress Nellie Holbrook-Blinn. He was born in San Francisco and attended Stanford University before he began a career ...

, and serial veteran

Ruth Roland Ruth Roland (August 26, 1892 – September 22, 1937) was an American stage and film actress and film producer. Early life and career Roland was born in San Francisco, California to Elizabeth Lillian Hauser and Jack Roland. Her father managed a t ...

Cast

as Diane Delatour *

as Baron Tolento *

Einar Hanson Einar Hanson (; Stockholm, Sweden – ; Santa Monica, California), also known as Einar Hansen, was a Swedish silent film actor. Career Discovered at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre by director Mauritz Stiller, handsome and sophisticated, he w ...

as Dr. Rene Delatour (credited as Einar Hansen) * Charlie Murray as Andre O'Donohue *

Gertrude Short Carmen Gertrude Short (April 6, 1902 – July 31, 1968) was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1945. Biography Carmen Gertrude Short was born in Cincinnati, ...

as Mimi *

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, it is a

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.''The Masked Woman'' at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: ''First National Pictures - 1927''
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* * 1927 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films 1927 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films American films based on plays First National Pictures films Films with screenplays by Gerald Duffy 1927 lost films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub