Behind the Mask (1946 film)

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Behind The Mask
Directed by Phil Karlson
Starring Kane Richmond
Barbara Read
Production
company
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release dates
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  • May 25, 1946 (1946-05-25)
Running time
67 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Behind The Mask is a 1946 American comedy-mystery film directed by Phil Karlson[1] and starring Kane Richmond and Barbara Read. It was the second in a series of three films released by Monogram in 1946 starring Richmond as the crimefighter The Shadow,[2] the others being The Shadow Returns and The Missing Lady.[3]

Synopsis

Lamont Cranston, alias The Shadow, has to clear his name of the murder of a blackmailing newspaper reporter by solving the crime himself.

Reception

Film historian Larry Langman dismissed Behind the Mask as a "feeble entry in the Shadow mystery series".[4] Critic Leonard Maltin gave the film a mixed review, describing it as a "decent low-budget whodunit" with "some nice visual touches but way too much 'comedy' relief."[5]

Cast

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