title: The Black Mask (1952 film)
text: # The Black Mask (1952 film)
  
  The Black Mask (Italian: Maschera nera) is a 1952 Italian historical adventure film directed by Filippo Walter Ratti and starring Cesare Danova, Franca Marzi and Nino Pavese. It earned a little over a hundred million lire at the box office.
  
  ## Synopsis
  
  A mysterious masked horseman fights for justice for the poor.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Cesare Danova as Villeneuve
  * Franca Marzi as Henriette
  * Nino Pavese as Dupont
  * Lia Di Leo as Hippolite
  * Renato Chiantoni as Damprepois
  * Gianna Baragli as Valentine
  * Anna Maria Padoan as Louise
  