Behind the Mask (1932 film)

Behind the Mask is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by John Francis Dillon, starring Jack Holt and featuring Boris Karloff and Edward Van Sloan.[1][2]

Behind the Mask
Film poster
Directed byJohn Francis Dillon
Produced byHarry Cohn
Written byDorothy Howell
Jo Swerling
StarringJack Holt
Constance Cummings
CinematographyTed Tetzlaff
Edited byOtis Garrett
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 25, 1932 (1932-02-25)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Plot

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.

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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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