The Devil's Mask (1946)

Director
Henry Levin

Main cast
Anita Louise; Jim Bannon; Michael Duane; Mona Barrie; Barton Yarborough

Genres
Thriller, Mystery

Description
A San Francisco airplane bound for South America crashes, and among the scorched debris is found a shrunken native human head, neatly packaged. The perplexed police contact a local anthropology museum about this unclaimed piece of grisly baggage, where they intersect with Jack and Doc, called there to meet a mysterious woman who had a case for them and wanted to meet in private.


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