The Devil's Mask
The Devil's Mask
The Devil's Mask
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1946
1h 5m
6.1(6 votes)
Mystery
Crime

Overview

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, two private eyes, called there to meet a mysterious woman who had a case for them and wanted to meet in private.

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