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

Police find a shrunken head in the wreckage of a plane crash. Capt. Quinn of the San Francisco police department visits a local museum to see if any heads are missing from its collection and meet private detectives Jack and Doc. They are meeting Mrs. Louise Mitchell, the wife of museum director Quentin Mitchell, who recently disappeared while on an expedition in South America. Louise is worried a man called Rex Kennedy has been following her and wants to kill her with her stepdaughter Janet.

Janet believes Louise is romantically involved with Arthur Logan, an associate of her father, and that the two conspired to murder her father in the jungle.

Jack and Doc visit the Mitchell house and meet Logan, who shows slides of an expedition in South America. Quinn exposes Rex as a gamber and conman. Rex makes Janet to visit Dr Krager who hypnotises Janet.

Hartman reveals he killed Jayne's father in South America.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in February 1946. [4]

Critical reception

Daily News called it "a gory little number." [5]

TV Guide called it an "enjoyable programmer". [6]

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. ↑ "Production chart". Daily News. February 13, 1946. p. 26.
  5. ↑ "The Devil's Mask". Daily News. June 29, 1946. p. 24.
  6. ↑ "The Devil's Mask". TVGuide.com.

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