Drama · United Kingdom · 1936 · 55m

The Man Behind the Mask

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Director
Michael Powell
Cast
Hugh Williams as Nick Barclay Jane Baxter as Lady June Slade Ronald Ward as Jimmy Slade Maurice Schwartz as The Master George Merritt as Det. Insp. Mallory Henry Oscar as Interpol Detective
Crew
Syd Courtenay — Writer Stanley Haynes — Writer Jacques Futrelle — Novel
Synopsis

A young couple attend a masked ball before their planned (but secret) elopement. Suddenly everything goes wrong when the young woman is attacked and held hostage by a crazed attacker.

Mood & Themes
masked ball
Key Collaborators
Michael Powell Director Syd Courtenay Writer Stanley Haynes Writer Jacques Futrelle Novel
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