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  • The Mask (1961)
  • Approved
    83 min | Horror, Thriller
The Mask (1961)
Approved
83 min | Horror, Thriller

A young archaeologist thinks he is cursed by an Aztec mask that makes him have strange nightmares. Before committing suicide, he sends the mask to his psychiatrist, who soon plunges into the mask's nightmarish world.
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Writers
Frank Taubes (script by) | Sandy Haver (script by) | Franklin Delessert (script by) | Slavko Vorkapich (dream sequences)
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Nov 1, 1961 (United States)

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Cast

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Paul Stevens
Doctor Allan Barnes Doctor Allan Barnes   See fewer
Claudette Nevins
Pam Albright Pam Albright   See fewer
Bill Walker
Lieutenant Dan Martin Lieutenant Dan Martin   See fewer
Anne Collings
Miss Goodrich / Woman in Nightmare Miss Goodrich / Woman in Nightmare   See fewer
Martin Lavut
Michael Radin Michael Radin   See fewer
Leo Leyden
Doctor Soames Doctor Soames   See fewer
Norman Ettlinger
Professor Quincey Professor Quincey   See fewer
W.B. Brydon
Detective Bill Anderson (as Bill Bryden) Detective Bill Anderson (as Bill Bryden)   See fewer
Jim Moran
Jim Moran Jim Moran   See fewer
Eleanor Beecroft
Mrs. Kelly Mrs. Kelly   See fewer
Ray Lawlor
Lab Technician Lab Technician   See fewer
Rudi Linschoten
Barnes' Alter Ego in Nightmare Barnes' Alter Ego in Nightmare   See fewer
Stephen Ker Appleby
Museum Guide (as Steven Appleby) Museum Guide (as Steven Appleby)   See fewer
Alfie Scopp
Taxi Driver Taxi Driver   See fewer
Paul Elsom
Scarred Figure in Nightmare Scarred Figure in Nightmare   See fewer
Harry Blackstone
Self (in introduction added to video version) (uncredited) Self (in introduction added to video version) (uncredited)   See fewer
Nancy Island
Radin's Victim (uncredited) Radin's Victim (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Nevens
Demon of the Mask (uncredited) Demon of the Mask (uncredited)   See fewer
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