Starring John Derek, Anthony Quinn, Jody Lawrance, Arnold Moss, Eugene Iglesias
Directed by Phil Karlson

Print: color
Runtime: 83 min.
Genre: adventure
Print Quality: B

Auteur theorists may have trouble discerning the "signature" of director Phil Karlson in the
Columbia costume adventure Mask of the Avenger. John Derek stars as Capt. Renatu
Dimorna, the son of an Italian aristocrat, who vows revenge after his father is murdered
during the European political upheaval of 1848. To this end, Dimorna becomes a dashing
Robin Hood type, swashbuckling his way throughout Italy. His principal rival is a traitorous
military leader (Anthony Quinn), who is also Dimorna's rival for the affections of a beautiful
woman (Jody Lawrance). Production values are quite good in Mask of the Avenger, belying
the picture's modest budget.