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The Mask

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

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.

1h 23m1961TMDb 6.3

HorrorThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Julian RoffmanJulian RoffmanDirectorPaul StevensPaul StevensDoctor Allan BarnesClaudette NevinsClaudette NevinsPam AlbrightAnne CollingsAnne CollingsMiss Goodrich
Bill WalkerLieutenant MartinMartin LavutMartin LavutMichael RadinLeo LeydenLeo LeydenDoctor Soames
Norman EttlingerProfessor Quincey
W.B. BrydonAnderson (as Bill Bryden)
Jim MoranJim Moran
Eleanor BeecroftMrs. Kelly
Ray LawlorLab Technician
Rudi LinschotenMime in Nightmare
Stephen Ker ApplebyMuseum Guide (as Steven Appleby)
Alfie Scopp
Paul Elsom
Harry BlackstoneSelf (in introduction added to video version)
Nancy IslandGirl Who Is Killed
Paul NevensDemon of the Mask

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
27 October 1961
Runtime
1h 23m
TMDB score
6.3 / 10 (39 votes)

Production

Director
Julian Roffman
Writers
Frank Taubes, Sandy Haver, Franklin Delessert
Studios
Beaver-Champion Attractions, Taylor Roffman Productions
Countries
Canada

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English