The Devil's Mask
| The Devil's Mask | |
|---|---|
Henry Levin | |
| Written by | Charles O'Neal Dwight V. Babcock |
| Based on | I Love a Mystery 1939-52 radio series by Carlton E. Morse |
| Produced by | Wallace MacDonald |
| Starring | Anita Louise Jim Bannon Michael Duane Mona Barrie |
| Narrated by | Frank Martin |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
| Music by | George Duning Irving Gertz |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | May 23, 1946 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Devil's Mask is a 1946 American
B pictures based on the popular radio series I Love a Mystery.[1] As well as its crime theme, the film also incorporates elements of horror.[2]
Plot
Two
private detectives are asked to go to a museum to meet a woman who claims she is about to be murdered by her stepdaughter. The case becomes linked to a plane crash, a shrunken head
just sent to the museum, and a scientist who disappeared during an expedition to South America.
Cast
- Anita Louise as Janet Mitchell
- Jim Bannon as Jack Packard
- Michael Duane as Rex Kennedy
- Mona Barrie as Louise Mitchell
- Barton Yarborough as Doc Long
- Ludwig Donath as Dr. Karger
- Paul E. Burns as Leon Hartman
- Frank Wilcox as Prof. Arthur Logan
- Bud Averill as Museum Guard
- Edward Earle as E.R. Willard
- John Elliott as John the Butler
- Fred Godoy as Mendoza
- Richard Hale as Curator Raymond Halliday
- Coulter Irwin as Frank
- Thomas E. Jacksonas Detective Captain Quinn
- Frank Mayo as Gordon R. Mitchell
- Mary Newton as Karger's Nurse
- Harry Strang as Brophy - Night Watchman
Critical reception
TV Guide called it an "enjoyable programmer".[3]
References
- ^ Sterling & O'Dell p.373-74
- ^ Bansak p.367
- ^ "The Devil's Mask". TVGuide.com.
Bibliography
- Bansak, Edmund G. Fearing the Dark: The Val Lewton Career. McFarland, 2003.
- Sterling, Christopher H. & O'Dell, Cary. The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio. Routledge, 2011.
External links
- The Devil's Mask at IMDb
- The Devil's Mask at AllMovie
- The Devil's Mask at the TCM Movie Database
- The Devil's Mask at the American Film Institute Catalog
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