The Mask of Diijon
The Mask of Diijon is a 1946 American blackandwhite film noir suspense film directed by Lew Landers and featuring Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates and William Wright .
The opening of the film features a memorable scene depicting a woman being beheaded, with a guillotinethen revealed to be a man.TV Guide rated itstars and wrote, Except for von Stroheim, the acting was barely adequate. Writing in Horror Noir, author Paul Meehan said the film manages to transcend its humble origins primarily through the star power of von Stroheim. ........
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