The Man Behind the Mask
1936, English. Directed by Michael Powell.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Michael PowellDirector
- Hugh WilliamsNick Barclay
- Jane BaxterLady June Slade
- Ronald WardJimmy Slade
- Maurice SchwartzThe Master
- George MerrittDet. Insp. Mallory
- Henry OscarInterpol Detective
- Donald CalthropDr. Harold E. Walpole
- Kitty KellyMarian Weeks
- Wilfrid CaithnessRaines - the butler
- Peter GawthorneLord Slade
- Gerald FieldingHarrah
- Reginald TateAllan Hayden
Details
- Released
- 23 August 1936
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Syd Courtenay, Stanley Haynes
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The Man Behind the Mask runs 56 minutes (0h 56m).
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Which OTT platform is The Man Behind the Mask on?
The Man Behind the Mask isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 August 1936. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Man Behind the Mask?
If you liked The Man Behind the Mask, try Hands of Stone, What Maisie Knew, Fast Girls.
Who directed The Man Behind the Mask?
The Man Behind the Mask (1936) was directed by Michael Powell and stars Hugh Williams, Jane Baxter, Ronald Ward.