Mask of the Avenger

Mask of the Avenger is a 1951 American historical adventure film directed by Phil Karlson starring John Derek, Anthony Quinn and Jody Lawrance.

Mask of the Avenger
Directed by	Phil Karlson
Written by	Ralph Gilbert Bettison George Bruce
Produced by	Hunt Stromberg
Starring	John Derek Anthony Quinn Jody Lawrance Arnold Moss Eugene Iglesias
Cinematography	Charles Lawton Jr.
Edited by	Jerome Thoms
Music by	Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Release date	June 27, 1951 (1951-06-27)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Derek portrays Renato Dimorna, the son of an Italian aristocrat, who vows revenge after his father Count Dimorna is murdered during the European political upheaval of 1848.

Plot

Cast

• John Derek as Capt. Renato Dimorna
• Anthony Quinn as Viovanni Larocca
• Jody Lawrance as Maria d'Orsini
• Arnold Moss as Colardi
• Eugene Iglesias as Rollo D'Anterras
• Dickie LeRoy as Jacopo
• Harry Cording as Zio
• Ian Wolfe as Signor Donner
• Wilton Graff as Count Dimorna

Reception

The film was one of several swashbucklers John Derek made for Columbia. Filmink argued he was outshone by Anthony Quinn.^[1]