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The Man Behind the Mask

  • 19361936
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
65
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POPULARITY
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29,534
The Man Behind the Mask (1936)
Drama
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
65
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
177,937
29,534
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    • Director
      • Michael Powell
    • Writers
      • Jack Byrd(adaptation)
      • Syd Courtenay
      • Jacques Futrelle(novel "The Chase of the Golden Plate")
    • Stars
      • Hugh Williams
      • Jane Baxter
      • Ronald Ward
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    • Director
      • Michael Powell
    • Writers
      • Jack Byrd(adaptation)
      • Syd Courtenay
      • Jacques Futrelle(novel "The Chase of the Golden Plate")
    • Stars
      • Hugh Williams
      • Jane Baxter
      • Ronald Ward
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    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Hugh Williams
    Hugh Williams
    • Nick Barclay
    Jane Baxter
    Jane Baxter
    • Lady June Slade
    Ronald Ward
    Ronald Ward
    • Jimmy Slade
    Maurice Schwartz
    Maurice Schwartz
    • The Master (Paul Melchior)
    George Merritt
    George Merritt
    • Det. Insp. Mallory
    Henry Oscar
    Henry Oscar
    • Interpol Detective ("Voltaire")
    Donald Calthrop
    Donald Calthrop
    • Dr. Harold E. Walpole
    Kitty Kelly
    Kitty Kelly
    • Marian Weeks
    Wilfrid Caithness
    • Raines - the butler
    Peter Gawthorne
    • Lord Slade
    Gerald Fielding
    • Harrah
    Reginald Tate
    Reginald Tate
    • Allan Hayden
    Moyra Fagan
    • Nada
    Ivor Barnard
    Ivor Barnard
    • Hewitt
    Barbara Everest
    Barbara Everest
    • Lady Slade
    Hal Gordon
    • Sergeant
    Syd Crossley
    Syd Crossley
    • Policeman
    Henry Caine
    • Beetson - Nick's Butler
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    • Director
      • Michael Powell
    • Writers
      • Jack Byrd(adaptation)
      • Syd Courtenay
      • Jacques Futrelle(novel "The Chase of the Golden Plate")
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    • Trivia
      The only available prints of this film are taken from an edited (by about 20 minutes) post-WWII British re-titled reissue print, which are available on video and television. No prints of the complete, original version are known to exist.

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 1936 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Behind the Mask
    • Production companies
      • Joe Rock Productions
      • New Realm Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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