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The Man Behind the Mask (1936)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 19M

Director : Michael Powell

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
George Merritt
George Merritt
Det. Insp. Mallory
Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar
Interpol Detective
Donald Calthrop
Donald Calthrop
Dr. Harold E. Walpole
Kitty Kelly
Kitty Kelly
Marian Weeks
Wilfrid Caithness
Wilfrid Caithness
Raines - the butler
Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne
Lord Slade
Gerald Fielding
Gerald Fielding
Harrah
Reginald Tate
Reginald Tate
Allan Hayden
Moyra Fagan
Moyra Fagan
Nada
Ivor Barnard
Ivor Barnard
Hewitt
Barbara Everest
Barbara Everest
Lady Slade
Hal Gordon
Hal Gordon
Sergeant
Syd Crossley
Syd Crossley
Policeman
Henry Caine
Henry Caine
Beetson - Nick's Butler
Esma Cannon
Esma Cannon
Waitress
Cameron Hall
Cameron Hall
Cast Member

Crews

Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Director
Jack Byrd
Jack Byrd
Adaptation
Syd Courtenay
Syd Courtenay
Writer
Jacques Futrelle
Jacques Futrelle
Novel
Ian Hay
Ian Hay
Dialogue
Stanley Haynes
Stanley Haynes
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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