The Devil's Mask
| The Devil's Mask | |
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Written by | Charles O'Neal Dwight V. Babcock |
| Based on | I Love a Mystery 1939-52 radio series byCarlton 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 |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Devil's Maskis a 1946 Americancrime filmdirected byHenry Levinand starringAnita Louise,Jim Bannonand Michael Duane.The film was the second of threeB picturesbased on the popular radio seriesI Love a Mystery.[1]As well as its crime theme, the film also incorporates elements ofhorror.[2]It was preceded byI Love a Mystery,and followed byThe Unknown.[3]
Plot
[edit]Twoprivate detectivesare 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, ashrunken headjust sent to the museum, and a scientist who disappeared during an expedition to South America.
Cast
[edit]- Anita Louiseas Janet Mitchell
- Jim Bannonas Jack Packard
- Michael Duane as Rex Kennedy
- Mona Barrieas Louise Mitchell
- Barton Yarboroughas Doc Long
- Ludwig Donathas Dr. Karger
- Paul E. Burnsas Leon Hartman
- Frank Wilcoxas Prof. Arthur Logan
- Bud Averill as Museum Guard
- Edward Earleas E.R. Willard
- John Elliottas John the Butler
- Fred Godoy as Mendoza
- Richard Haleas Curator Raymond Halliday
- Coulter Irwin as Frank
- Thomas E. Jacksonas Detective Captain Quinn
- Frank Mayoas Gordon R. Mitchell
- Mary Newton as Karger's Nurse
- Harry Strangas Brophy - Night Watchman
Critical reception
[edit]TV Guidecalled it an "enjoyable programmer".[4]
References
[edit]- ^Sterling & O'Dell p.373-74
- ^Bansak p.367
- ^Blottner, Gene (2011). "I Love a Mystery".Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years.McFarland.ISBN9780786486724.
- ^"The Devil's Mask".TVGuide.com.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- The Devil's MaskatIMDb
- The Devil's MaskatAllMovie
- The Devil's Maskat theTCM Movie Database
- The Devil's Maskat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
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