The Devil's Mask

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The Devil's Mask
"The Devil's Mask" (1946).jpg
Directed by 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 byFrank Martin
Cinematography Henry Freulich
Edited by Jerome Thoms
Music by George Duning
Irving Gertz
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 23, 1946 (1946-05-23)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited 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] It was preceded by I Love a Mystery , and followed by The Unknown . [3]

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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

Critical reception

TV Guide called it an "enjoyable programmer". [4]

References

  1. ↑ Sterling & O'Dell p.373-74
  2. ↑ Bansak p.367
  3. ↑ Blottner, Gene (2011). "I Love a Mystery". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN   9780786486724.
  4. ↑ "The Devil's Mask". TVGuide.com.

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