Mask of Dust – 1954

A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films (UK) and Lippert Films (USA)
Copyright MCMLIV by Exclusive Films Ltd.

All characters in this photoplay are fictitious and bear no resemblance to any real person living or dead

RCA Sound Recording
Produced at Bray Studios, England
Black & White 79 minutes

Storyline

Peter Wells is an ambitious driver in the tough world of motor racing. But his dedication to his sport and his single-mindedness put his marriage at risk off the racetrack and his life at risk on it!

Crew


Function	Credited	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Credits
Art Director	J. Elder Wills	53	26 Apr 1900		1970	69	22
Assistant Director	Jack Causey	40	1914		1977	63	6
Camera Operator	Len Harris	37	19 May 1916		21 Feb 1995	78	52
Continuity	Renee Glynne	27	3 Aug 1926		6 Apr 2022	95	38
Directed by	Terence Fisher	49	23 Feb 1904		18 Jun 1980	76	31
Director of Photography	Walter Harvey Bsc	50	9 Feb 1903		1979	75	34
Editor	Bill Lenny	26	1928		2002	74	10
Executive Producer	Michael Carreras	26	21 Dec 1927		19 Apr 1994	66	82
From the novel by	John Manchip White	29	23 Jun 1924		31 Jul 2013	89	2
Hairdresser	Monica Hustler	28	1926	01.01.1926		96	18
Make-up	Phil Leakey	45	4 May 1908		26 Nov 1992	84	48
Music Composed by	Leonard Salzedo	32	24 Sep 1921		6 May 2000	78	7
Musical Director	John Hollingsworth	37	20 Mar 1916		29 Dec 1963	47	36
Produced by	Mickey Delamar	46	1908		1971	63	7
Production Manager	Jimmy Sangster	26	2 Dec 1927		19 Aug 2011	83	65
Screenplay by	Richard Landau	39	21 Feb 1914		18 Sep 1993	79	8
Sound Recording	Ken Cameron	38	1 Dec 1915		8 Aug 2000	84	8
Sound Recording	Sid Wiles	54	2 Feb 1899		1 Jul 1973	74	6
Wardrobe Mistress	Molly Arbuthnot	45	19 Dec 1908		31 Oct 2001	92	48

Cast


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth	Death	Age	Hammer Appearances
Alvarez	Tim Turner	29	7 Sep 1924	1987	62	1
Bollario	Peter Illing	54	4 Mar 1899	29 Oct 1966	67	2
Commentator	Raymond Baxter	31	25 Jan 1922	15 Sep 2006	84	1
Dallapiccola	George Coulouris	50	1 Oct 1903	25 Apr 1989	85	2
Gibson	Edwin Richfield	32	11 Sep 1921	2 Aug 1990	68	10
Guido	Alec Mango	42	16 Mar 1911	7 Nov 1989	78	2
Hans Brecht	Richard Marner	32	27 Mar 1921	18 Mar 2004	82	1
Himself	Alan Brown					1
Himself	Geoffrey Taylor					1
Himself	John Cooper					1
Himself	Leslie Marr					1
Himself	Reg Parnell	42	2 Jul 1911	7 Jan 1964	52	1
Himself	Stirling Moss	24	17 Sep 1929	12 Apr 2020	90	1
Johnny Jackson	James Copeland	35	1 May 1918	17 Apr 2002	83	1
Lawrence	Meredith Edwards	36	10 Jun 1917	8 Feb 1999	81	3
Martin	Jeremy Hawk	35	20 May 1918	15 Jan 2002	83	2
Pat Wells	Mari Aldon	28	17 Nov 1925	31 Oct 2004	78	1
Peter Wells	Richard Conte	43	24 Mar 1910	15 Apr 1975	65	1

Production


FILMING BEGAN	31 March 1954
UK RELEASE	27 December 1954
STUDIO	Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England
LOCATION	Le Mans, Sarthe, France

Footnotes

This film features appearances by several prominent motor racing personalities of the day, as well as Raymond Baxter, who became a famous face to millions as a presenter of BBC TV’s “Tomorrow’s World”.

Look for Richard Marner as Hans Brecht, who went on to find fame as Colonel von Strohm in BBC TV’s ‘Allo ‘Allo.

Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection