Behind the Mask

"A Slinking Fiend ... Sulking Terror ... Mad Murder!"

Feb 25 1932 Approved 1h 8m
Crime, Horror, Mystery

A Secret Service agent nabs a scalpel-happy doctor who runs drugs in caskets.

Plot

A federal agent goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling operation headed by a mysterious Mr. X, a criminal mastermind whose identity is unknown even to his henchmen. Mr. X is also running a bogus hospital where victims are killed on the operating table, and their coffins stuffed with narcotics. The drug-filled coffins are then buried in a cemetery.

Written by

Jo Swerling

Directed by

John Francis Dillon

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
511
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA