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]

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.

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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Mask
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