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The Man Behind the Mask(1936)
79 min | Drama

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The Man Behind the Mask(1936)

79 min | Drama

A young couple attends a masked ball before their planned secret elopement. Suddenly everything goes wrong when the young woman is abducted and held hostage by a crazed attacker.

Director

Michael Powell

Writers

Jack Byrd (adaptation) | Syd Courtenay | Jacques Futrelle (novel "The Chase of the Golden Plate" ) | Ian Hay (dialogue) | Stanley Haynes

Producer

Joe Rock

Cinematographer

Ernest Palmer

Editor

Sam Simmonds

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Updated Aug 24, 1936

Release date

Aug 21, 1992 (United States)

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Hugh Williams Nick Barclay Nick Barclay See fewer	Take My Life(1947)
Jane Baxter Lady June Slade Lady June Slade See fewer	Drake the Pirate(1935)
Ronald Ward Jimmy Slade Jimmy Slade See fewer	The Second Mrs. Tanqueray(1952)
Maurice Schwartz The Master (Paul Melchior) The Master (Paul Melchior) See fewer	Tevya(1939)
George Merritt Det. Insp. Mallory Det. Insp. Mallory See fewer	Clouds Over Europe(1939)
Henry Oscar Interpol Detective ( "Voltaire" ) Interpol Detective ( "Voltaire" ) See fewer	The Four Feathers(1939)
Donald Calthrop Dr. Harold E. Walpole Dr. Harold E. Walpole See fewer	The Phantom Light(1935)
Kitty Kelly Marian Weeks Marian Weeks See fewer	Beginner's Luck(1935)
Wilfrid Caithness Raines - the butler Raines - the butler See fewer	The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes(1935)
Peter Gawthorne Lord Slade Lord Slade See fewer	'Pimpernel' Smith(1941)
Gerald Fielding Harrah Harrah See fewer	The Garden of Allah(1927)
Reginald Tate Allan Hayden Allan Hayden See fewer	The Inheritance(1947)
Moyra Fagan Nada Nada See fewer	The Man Behind the Mask(1936)
Ivor Barnard Hewitt Hewitt See fewer	Great Expectations(1946)
Barbara Everest Lady Slade Lady Slade See fewer	Gaslight(1944)
Hal Gordon Sergeant Sergeant See fewer	A Southern Maid(1934)
Syd Crossley Policeman Policeman See fewer	Those Were the Days(1934)
Henry Caine Beetson - Nick's Butler (uncredited) Beetson - Nick's Butler (uncredited) See fewer	The Ghost Train(1931)
Esma Cannon Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited) See fewer	Jassy(1947)
Cyril Chamberlain Detective Thompson (uncredited) Detective Thompson (uncredited) See fewer	A Night to Remember(1958)
Cameron Hall Cast Member (uncredited) Cast Member (uncredited) See fewer	Yes, Madam?(1939)