Behind The Mask | |
Director: | Phil Karlson |
Producer: | Joe Kaufmann |
Music: | Edward J. Kay |
Cinematography: | William A. Sickner |
Editing: | Ace Herman |
Studio: | Monogram Pictures |
Distributor: | Monogram Pictures |
Runtime: | 67 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Behind The Mask is a 1946 American comedy mystery film directed by Phil Karlson[1] and starring Kane Richmond, Barbara Read, George Chandler and Dorothea Kent. It was the second in a series of three films released by Monogram in 1946 starring Richmond as the crimefighter The Shadow,[2] the others being The Shadow Returns and The Missing Lady.[3]
Lamont Cranston, alias The Shadow, has to clear his name of the murder of a blackmailing newspaper reporter by solving the crime himself.
Film historian Larry Langman dismissed Behind the Mask as a "feeble entry in the Shadow mystery series".[4] 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."[5]
. Erickson. Hal. From Radio to the Big Screen: Hollywood films featuring broadcast personalities and programs. 2014. McFarland. 9781476615585. 108–109. Hal Erickson (author).