Behind the Mask (1932 film)
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Behind the Mask is a 1932 American pre-Code crime/horror film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Jack Holt, Boris Karloff and Edward Van Sloan.[1][2]
Plot
A federal agent (Holt) goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling operation headed by a mysterious Mr. X (Van Sloan), a criminal mastermind whose identity is unknown even to his henchmen. Mr. X is also running a bogus hospital where victims are killed on the operating table, and their coffins stuffed with narcotics. The drug-filled coffins are then buried in a cemetery.
Cast
- Jack Holt as Jack Hart aka Quinn
- Constance Cummings as Julie Arnold
- Boris Karloff as Jim Henderson
- Claude King as Arnold
- Bertha Mann as Nurse Edwards
- Edward Van Sloan as Dr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X
- Willard Robertson as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
- Thomas E. Jacksonas Agent Burke (as Tommy Jackson)
See also
References
- ISBN 9780786454723. Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780313277153. Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via Google Books.
External links
- Behind the Mask at IMDb
- Behind the Mask at AllMovie
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