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The Mask

This Gothic-tinged short melodrama packs a cocktail of infidelity, deformity and jealousy into its tale of love gone sour.

Melodrama 1953 28 mins

Director: Don Chaffey

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Overview

This early effort by Don Chaffey (Jason and the Argonauts) manages to create an nice atmosphere of tension despite the budget limitations. The fact that its authors were a husband and wife writing team adds a piquancy to the story of a woman who plots the murder of her disfigured husband so she can be with her lover.

Director

Don Chaffey

Featuring

Robert Ayres and Cecile Chevreau

Genres

Melodrama

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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