Samuele sent me more on Die Pratermizzi/The Golden Mask/La Maschera d'Oro which was the last film of Nita Naldi. Most of this information has not been in English, so his assistance is very appreciated. All this information came from him.
Plot (obviously spoilers): "Marie/Mizzi (the actress Anny Ondra) is the cashier of a 'fair amusement' (side show? Carnival thing?); she loves a noble man called Christian Von B. (the actor Igo Sym). Their love is (naturally) challenged by a dancer/vamp named Valette (Nita Naldi). She always wears a golden mask on her face. Christian is seduced by the dancer and follows Valette to Paris, where he discovers her deep dark secret: her face is disfigured by a terrible disease. When he comes back to Vienna, he intends to kill himself (but naturally) Marie/Mizzi rescues him."
The film apparently originated in Austria, and was said to be a 'gem of the Austrian cinema'. A nitrate print was found in France in 2005. A restoration was done by Film Archiv Austria, but it was incomplete. When screened in Italy in December 2009 it ran 55 minutes (20 fps). Considering this is a restoration we could be missing anywhere from 20 minutes to over half of the film. That part is still unclear.
It is also unclear how much of the film was released on the German DVD, but it would be wonderful to find out!
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