The Devil's Mask

The Devil's Mask

Directed by	Henry Levin
Produced by	Wallace MacDonald
Written by	Charles O'Neal Dwight V. Babcock
Based on	I Love a Mystery 1939-52 radio series by Carlton E. Morse
Starring	Anita Louise Jim Bannon Michael Duane Mona Barrie
Narrated by	Frank Martin
Music by	George Duning Irving Gertz
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Jerome Thoms
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	May 23, 1946
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United 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]

Synopsis

Two private detectives are asked to meet a woman in a museum who claims she fears that she is about to be murdered by her stepdaughter. The case proves to be linked to a shrunken head recently sent to the museum, a recent plane crash and a scientist whose expedition to South America has disappeared.

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

TV Guide called it an "enjoyable programmer." ^[3]

References

↑ Sterling & O'Dell p.373-74
↑ Bansak p.367
↑ "The Devil's Mask". TVGuide.com.

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

The Devil's Mask at the Internet Movie Database
The Devil's Mask at AllMovie
The Devil's Mask at the TCM Movie Database
The Devil's Mask at the American Film Institute Catalog

Films directed by Henry Levin

Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
I Love a Mystery (1945)
Night Editor (1946)
The Devil's Mask (1946)
The Unknown (1946)
The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
The Mating of Millie (1948)
The Man from Colorado (1948)
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
The Petty Girl (1950)
Convicted (1950)
The Flying Missile (1950)
Two of a Kind (1951)
The Family Secret (1951)
Belles on Their Toes (1952)
The President's Lady (1953)
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
The Gambler from Natchez (1954)
The Dark Avenger (1955)
Let's Be Happy (1957)
Bernardine (1957)
The Lonely Man (1957)
April Love (1957)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)
Holiday for Lovers (1959)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Where the Boys Are (1960)
The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Come Fly with Me (1963)
Honeymoon Hotel (1964)
Genghis Khan (1965)
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966)
Murderers' Row (1966)
The Ambushers (1967)
The Desperados (1969)
That Man Bolt (1973)
Run for the Roses (1977)
The Treasure Seekers (1979)
Scout's Honor (1980)

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