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.
Cast
Paul Stevens
Doctor Allan Barnes
Claudette Nevins
Pam Albright
Anne Collings
Miss Goodrich
Bill Walker
Lieutenant Martin
Martin Lavut
Michael Radin
Leo Leyden
Doctor Soames
Norman Ettlinger
Professor Quincey
W.B. Brydon
Anderson (as Bill Bryden)
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
Eleanor Beecroft
Mrs. Kelly
Ray Lawlor
Lab Technician
Rudi Linschoten
Mime in Nightmare
Stephen Ker Appleby
Museum Guide (as Steven Appleby)
Alfie Scopp
Paul Elsom
Harry Blackstone
Self (in introduction added to video version) (uncredited)
Nancy Island
Girl Who Is Killed (uncredited)
Paul Nevens
Demon of the Mask (uncredited)
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- Release Date 10/27/1961
- Language English
- Director Julian Roffman
- Editor Stephen Timar
- Cinematographer Herbert S. Alpert
- Producers Nat Taylor, Julian Roffman
- Companies Beaver-Champion Attractions, Taylor Roffman Productions
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Oct 27, 1961 | Theatrical (New York City, New York) | — |
| Canada | Sep 12, 2015 | Premiere (3D Version (Toronto International Film Festival)) | — |
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