The Man Behind the Mask

Aug 23, 1936

0h 55m

★ 4.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Joe Rock Productions

New Realm Pictures Ltd.

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Cast

Nick Barclay

Hugh Williams

Lady June Slade

Jane Baxter

Jimmy Slade

Ronald Ward

The Master

Maurice Schwartz

Det. Insp. Mallory

George Merritt

Interpol Detective

Henry Oscar

Dr. Harold E. Walpole

Donald Calthrop

Marian Weeks

Kitty Kelly

Raines - the butler

Wilfrid Caithness

Lord Slade

Peter Gawthorne

Harrah

Gerald Fielding

Allan Hayden

Reginald Tate

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