Behind the Mask (1932 film)

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	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 25, 1932 (1932-02-25)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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]

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.

Cast

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)

References

^ 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.

External links

Behind the Mask at IMDb
Behind the Mask at AllMovie

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v t e Jo Swerling
Screenwriting	Humor Risk (1921) Ladies of Leisure (1930) Madonna of the Streets (1930) Dirigible (1931) The Miracle Woman (1931) Platinum Blonde (1931) Forbidden (1932) Behind the Mask (1932) Love Affair (1932) Attorney for the Defense (1932) The Defense Rests (1934) Lady by Choice (1934) Once to Every Woman (1934) Love Me Forever (1935) The Whole Town's Talking (1935) Pennies from Heaven (1936) Double Wedding (1937) Made for Each Other (1939) The Real Glory (1939) Gone with the Wind (1939) The Westerner (1940) Blood and Sand (1941) Confirm or Deny (1941) The Pride of the Yankees (1942) Crash Dive (1943) Lifeboat (1944) Leave Her to Heaven (1945) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Thunder in the East (1952) Guys and Dolls (1955) The Big Bankroll (1961)
Other	Guys and Dolls
Family	Peter Swerling (son)

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