Behind the Mask (1946 film)

Behind The Mask
Directed byPhil Karlson
Written byArthur Hoerl
George Callahan
Walter B. Gibson
Produced byJoe Kaufmann
StarringKane Richmond
Barbara Read
Dorothea Kent
CinematographyWilliam A. Sickner
Edited byAce Herman
Music byEdward J. Kay
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • May 25, 1946 (1946-05-25)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

  1. ^ Mayer, Geoff (2012). Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0810867697.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2014). From Radio to the Big Screen: Hollywood films featuring broadcast personalities and programs. McFarland. pp. 108–109. ISBN 9781476615585.
  3. ^ Okuda, Ted (1999). The Monogram checklist: the films of Monogram Pictures Corporation, 1931-1952. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 213. ISBN 0786407506.