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The Devil's Mask

The Devil's Mask

The Devil's Mask

The Devil's Mask

TRAPPED IN A MAN-MADE JUNGLE!

1946•1h 5m•

★6.1(6 ratings)

MysteryCrime

Overview

A San Francisco airplane bound for South America crashes, and among the scorched debris is found a shrunken native human head, neatly packaged. The perplexed police contact a local anthropology museum about this unclaimed piece of grisly baggage, where they intersect with Jack and Doc, two private eyes, called there to meet a mysterious woman who had a case for them and wanted to meet in private.

Director

Writers

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Main Cast

Jim Bannon

Jim Bannon

Jack Packard

Anita Louise

Anita Louise

Janet Mitchell

Michael Duane

Michael Duane

Rex Kennedy

Barton Yarborough

Barton Yarborough

Doc Long

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Leon Hartman

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

Det. Capt. Quinn

Mona Barrie

Mona Barrie

Louise Mitchell

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Prof. Arthur Logan

Richard Hale

Richard Hale

Curator Raymond Halliday

Ludwig Donath

Ludwig Donath

Dr. Karger

Mary Newton

Mary Newton

Nurse

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

E. R. Willard

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Henry Levin
Assistant Director: Carl Hiecke

Writing

Screenplay: Charles O'Neal

Music & Sound

Music Director: Mischa Bakaleinikoff

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Henry Freulich

Editing

Editor: Jerome Thoms

Art Direction

Set Decoration: George Montgomery
Art Direction: Robert Peterson

Keywords

private detectiveshrunken head

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "TRAPPED IN A MAN-MADE JUNGLE!"

#2

The runtime is 65 minutes (1h 5m).

#3

The film was directed by Henry Levin.

#4

The screenplay was written by Charles O'Neal.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Henry Freulich.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0038471.

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Rating

6.1/10

Average

6 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Devil's Mask

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures