| Behind the Mask | |
| Director: | John Francis Dillon |
| Starring: | Jack Holt |
| Cinematography: | Ted Tetzlaff (as Teddy Tetzlaff) |
| Editing: | Otis Garrett |
| Color Process: | Black and white |
| Studio: | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime: | 69 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Behind the Mask is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Jack Holt, Boris Karloff and Edward Van Sloan.[1] [2]
A federal agent (Holt) goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling operation headed by a mysterious Mr. X (Van Sloan), 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.