The Devil's Mask

1946Movie⏱️ 1h 5mApproved

CrimeDramaMystery

⭐ 5.9

IMDB Rating

395 votes

A crashed plane that had a shrunken head aboard is the only clue to a mystery involving a secret code.

Director

Henry Levin

Writers

Carlton E. Morse, Charles O'Neal, Dwight V. Babcock

Stars

Anita Louise, Jim Bannon, Michael Duane

Release Date

May 23, 1946

Language

English

Country

United States

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🎭 Top 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

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Production

Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

based on radio showpsychotronic filmsecrethypnotized womanjungle

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Good mystery programmer

by searchanddestroy-1 • 2024-07-22

"We too often forget that director Heny Levin began his career at Columbia pictures directing such small budget movies. This one belongs to the I LOVE A MYSTERY list, several horror mystery features, under one hour length. A bit talkative, I admit, but also providing a pretty good atmosphere. Not the one Val Lewton's production made, though. This one is Ok, thanks to this atmosphere, no matter the story itself. Henry Levin will become famous with his VOYAGE TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, his masterpiece, and several other adventure action movies, finishing with "beach" flicks in the..."

💡 Did You Know?

Second of the three 'I Love a Mystery' thrillers released by Columbia PIctures, based on the popular radio series of the same name that aired on the NBC radio network from 1939 to 1944.