Mystery ·Crime · United States of America · 1946 · 1h 5m

The Devil's Mask

Director

Cast

Jim Bannon as Jack Packard Anita Louise as Janet Mitchell Michael Duane as Rex Kennedy Barton Yarborough as Doc Long Paul E. Burns as Leon Hartman Thomas E. Jackson as Det. Capt. Quinn

Crew

Henry Freulich — Director of Photography Jerome Thoms — Editor Charles O'Neal — Screenplay

Tagline

TRAPPED IN A MAN-MADE JUNGLE!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

private detective shrunken head

Key Collaborators

Henry Levin Director Henry Freulich Director of Photography Jerome Thoms Editor Charles O'Neal Screenplay

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