The Devil's Mask

The Devil's Mask is a 1946 American crime film directed by Henry Levin and starring Anita Louise, Jim Bannon and Michael Duane.The film was the second of three B pictures based on the popular radio series I Love a Mystery. As well as its crime theme, the film also incorporates elements of horror. It was preceded by I Love a Mystery, and followed by The Unknown.

Plot
Two private detectives are asked to go to a museum to meet a woman who claims she is about to be murdered by her stepdaughter. The case becomes linked to a plane crash, a shrunken head just sent to the museum, and a scientist who disappeared during an expedition to South America.

Cast

 * Anita Louise as Janet Mitchell
 * Jim Bannon as Jack Packard
 * Michael Duane as Rex Kennedy
 * Mona Barrie as Louise Mitchell
 * Barton Yarborough as Doc Long
 * Ludwig Donath as Dr. Karger
 * Paul E. Burns as Leon Hartman
 * Frank Wilcox as Prof. Arthur Logan
 * Bud Averill as Museum Guard
 * Edward Earle as E.R. Willard
 * John Elliott as John the Butler
 * Fred Godoy as Mendoza
 * Richard Hale as Curator Raymond Halliday
 * Coulter Irwin as Frank
 * Thomas E. Jackson as Detective Captain Quinn
 * Frank Mayo as Gordon R. Mitchell
 * Mary Newton as Karger's Nurse
 * Harry Strang as Brophy - Night Watchman

Critical reception
TV Guide called it an "enjoyable programmer".