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The Mask (1961)

Look through the mask...if you can't take it...take it off!

Genre : Horror, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Julian Roffman
Writer : Frank Taubes, Sandy Haver, Franklin Delessert

Synopsis

A young archaeologist believes he is cursed by a mask that causes him to have weird nightmares and possibly to murder. Before committing suicide, he mails the mask to his psychiatrist, Dr. Barnes, who is soon plunged into the nightmare world of the mask.

Actors

Paul Stevens
Paul Stevens
Doctor Allan Barnes
Claudette Nevins
Claudette Nevins
Pam Albright
Anne Collings
Anne Collings
Miss Goodrich
Bill Walker
Bill Walker
Lieutenant Martin
Martin Lavut
Martin Lavut
Michael Radin
Leo Leyden
Leo Leyden
Doctor Soames
Norman Ettlinger
Norman Ettlinger
Professor Quincey
W.B. Brydon
W.B. Brydon
Anderson (as Bill Bryden)
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
Eleanor Beecroft
Eleanor Beecroft
Mrs. Kelly
Ray Lawlor
Ray Lawlor
Lab Technician
Rudi Linschoten
Rudi Linschoten
Mime in Nightmare
Stephen Ker Appleby
Stephen Ker Appleby
Museum Guide (as Steven Appleby)
Alfie Scopp
Alfie Scopp
Paul Elsom
Paul Elsom
Harry Blackstone
Harry Blackstone
Self (in introduction added to video version) (uncredited)
Nancy Island
Nancy Island
Girl Who Is Killed (uncredited)
Paul Nevens
Paul Nevens
Demon of the Mask (uncredited)

Crews

Julian Roffman
Julian Roffman
Director
Julian Roffman
Julian Roffman
Producer
Nat Taylor
Nat Taylor
Producer
Louis Applebaum
Louis Applebaum
Original Music Composer
Herbert S. Alpert
Herbert S. Alpert
Director of Photography
Stephen Timar
Stephen Timar
Editor
David R. Ballou
David R. Ballou
Art Direction
Frank Taubes
Frank Taubes
Screenplay
Sandy Haver
Sandy Haver
Screenplay
Franklin Delessert
Franklin Delessert
Screenplay
Sandy Haver
Sandy Haver
Associate Producer
Frank Taubes
Frank Taubes
Associate Producer
Yvonne Taylor
Yvonne Taylor
Associate Producer
William S. Owens
William S. Owens
Production Manager
Hugo Wuethrich
Hugo Wuethrich
Assistant Art Director
Willard W. Goodman
Willard W. Goodman
Sound
Dick Vorisek
Dick Vorisek
Sound Recordist
Myron Schaeffer
Myron Schaeffer
Music
Louis Applebaum
Louis Applebaum
Conductor
Don Gillies
Don Gillies
Choreographer
Jean S. Lenauer
Jean S. Lenauer
Production Consultant

Trailers and other movies

Joe Dante on THE MASK (3-D)
THE MASK (1961) - Original theatrical trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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