''The Devil's Mask'' is a 1946 American

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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''. As well as its crime theme, the film also incorporates elements of horror. It was preceded by '' I Love a Mystery'', and followed by '' The Unknown''.

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

* Anita Louise as Janet Mitchell * Jim Bannon as Jack Packard * Michael Duane as Rex Kennedy * Mona Barrie as Louise Mitchell * Barton Yarborough as Doc Long * Ludwig Donath as Dr. Karger * Paul E. Burns as Leon Hartman * Frank Wilcox as Prof. Arthur Logan * Bud Averill as Museum Guard * Edward Earle as E.R. Willard * John Elliott as John the Butler * Fred Godoy as Mendoza * Richard Hale as Curator Raymond Halliday * Coulter Irwin as Frank * Thomas E. Jackson as Detective Captain Quinn * Frank Mayo as Gordon R. Mitchell * Mary Newton as Karger's Nurse * Harry Strang as Brophy - Night Watchman

Critical reception

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called it an "enjoyable programmer".

References

Bibliography

* 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

* * * 1946 films American crime films 1946 crime films Films directed by Henry Levin Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films Films scored by George Duning Films scored by Irving Gertz English-language crime films {{1940s-US-film-stub