Story of movie Behind The Mask 1946 Film :
Behind The Mask is a 1946 American comedy-mystery film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Kane Richmond and Barbara Read. It was the second in a series of three films released by Monogram in 1946 starring Richmond as the crimefighter The Shadow, the others being The Shadow Returns and The Missing Lady.
| Behind The Mask | |
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| Directed by | Phil Karlson |
| Starring | Kane Richmond Barbara Read |
Production company | Monogram Pictures |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
Lamont Cranston, alias The Shadow, has to clear his name of the murder of a blackmailing newspaper reporter by solving the crime himself.
- Kane Richmond as Lamont Cranston (The Shadow)
- Barbara Read as Margo Lane
- George Chandler as Shrevvie
- Dorothea Kent as Jennie Delaney
- Joseph Crehan as Police Inspector Cardonna
- Pierre Watkin as Police Commissioner Weston
- Robert Shayne as Brad Thomas
- June Clyde as Edith Merrill
- James Cardwell as Jeff Marin
- Marjorie Hoshelle as Mae Bishop
- Joyce Compton as Lulu
Film historian Larry Langman dismissed Behind the Mask as a "feeble entry in the Shadow mystery series". Critic Leonard Maltin gave the film a mixed review, describing it as a "decent low-budget whodunit" with "some nice visual touches but way too much 'comedy' relief."
