The Devil's Mask
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Wallace MacDonald |
| Written by | Charles O'Neal Dwight V. Babcock |
| Based on | I Love a Mystery 1939-52 radio series by Carlton E. Morse |
| Starring | Anita Louise Jim Bannon Michael Duane Mona Barrie |
| Narrated by | Frank Martin |
| Music by | George Duning Irving Gertz |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release dates
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May 23, 1946 |
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Running time
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65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Devil's Mask is a 1946 American crime film directed by Henry Levin and starring Anita Louise, Jim Bannon and Michael Duane. The film was the second of three 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]
Synopsis
Two private detectives are asked to meet a woman in a museum who claims she fears that she is about to be murdered by her stepdaughter. The case proves to be linked to a shrunken head recently sent to the museum, a recent plane crash and a scientist whose expedition to South America has disappeared.
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. Jackson as 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
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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
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). 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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