Behind the Mask is a 1932 American pre-Code crime/horror film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Jack Holt, Boris Karloff and Edward Van Sloan.[1][2]
| Behind the Mask | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | John Francis Dillon |
| Written by | Jo Swerling (story "In the Secret Service") Jo Swerling (dialogue) |
| Starring | Jack Holt |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff (as Teddy Tetzlaff) |
| Edited by | Otis Garrett |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
A federal agent (Holt) goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling operation headed by a mysterious Mr. X (Van Sloan), a criminal mastermind whose identity is unknown even to his henchmen. Mr. X is also running a bogus hospital where victims are killed on the operating table, and their coffins stuffed with narcotics. The drug-filled coffins are then buried in a cemetery.
Cast edit
- Jack Holt as Jack Hart aka Quinn
- Constance Cummings as Julie Arnold
- Boris Karloff as Jim Henderson
- Claude King as Arnold
- Bertha Mann as Nurse Edwards
- Edward Van Sloan as Dr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X
- Willard Robertson as Capt. E.J. Hawkes
- Thomas E. Jackson as Agent Burke (as Tommy Jackson)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mank, Gregory William (March 8, 2010). Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff: The Expanded Story of a Haunting Collaboration, with a Complete Filmography of Their Films Together. McFarland. ISBN 9780786454723. Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Buehrer, Beverley Bare (April 17, 1993). Boris Karloff: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313277153. Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via Google Books.
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