Behind the Mask
Seen it?1932 | 68 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved The Naked City, start here.
- The mood
- Scary, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1932: an older pace and style.
A Secret Service agent nabs a scalpel-happy doctor who runs drugs in caskets.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Francis Dillon
- Jack HoltJack Hart aka Quinn
- Constance CummingsJulie Arnold
- Boris KarloffJim Henderson
- Claude KingArnold
- Bertha MannNurse Edwards
- Edward Van SloanDr. August Steiner / Dr. Alec Munsell / Mr. X
- Willard RobertsonCapt. E.J. Hawkes
- Thomas E. JacksonAgent Burke
- Martha MattoxHotel Ansonia Maid
- Jessie ArnoldEastland Hospital Nurse