Mask of Dust

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!

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Production Details

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

From the novel by John Manchip-White

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

RCA Sound Recording

Black & White 79 minutes

Filming dates: 25th March – 8th May 1954
UK Release: 27th December 1954

Filming:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green , Berkshire – Studio
Le Mans, Sarthe – Race scene
Bull Hotel, Oxford Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire – Hotel where Peter and Ricc are staying
Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester, West Sussex – Racing and Pit scenes

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Cast & Crew

Cast – Complete, awaiting verification
Crew – Believed complete

CREW	NAME	CREDITED	AGE AT RELEASE	BIRTH	Hidden	DEATH	AGE	CREDITS	UNCREDITED	TOTAL HAMMER
Art Director	J. Elder Wills	Yes	54	26 Apr 1900		1970	69	22		22
Assistant Director	Jack Causey	Yes	40	1914		1977	63	6	1	7
Boom Operator	Percy Britten	No	35	1 Oct 1919		1996	76		23	23
Camera Operator	Len Harris	Yes	38	19 May 1916		21 Feb 1995	78	63	2	65
Continuity	Renee Glynne	Yes	28	3 Aug 1926		6 Apr 2022	95	41	3	44
Director	Terence Fisher	Yes	50	23 Feb 1904		18 Jun 1980	76	31		31
Director of Photography	Walter Harvey BSc	Yes	51	9 Feb 1903		1979	75	35		35
Editor	Bill Lenny	Yes	26	1928		2002	74	10	4	14
Executive Producer	Michael Carreras	Yes	27	21 Dec 1927		19 Apr 1994	66	98	11	109
Focus Puller	Harry Oakes	No	33	16 Jan 1921		11 Dec 2012	91	3	56	59
Hairdresser	Monica Hustler	Yes	27	21 Nov 1926			98	18		18
Make-up	Phil Leakey	Yes	46	4 May 1908		26 Nov 1992	84	50		50
Music Composer	Leonard Salzedo	Yes	33	24 Sep 1921		6 May 2000	78	7	1	8
Musical Director	John Hollingsworth	Yes	38	20 Mar 1916		29 Dec 1963	47	37	3	40
Presenter	Robert Lippert	Yes	45	31 Mar 1909		16 Nov 1976	67	8		8
Producer	Mickey Delamar	Yes	46	1908		1971	63	10	11	8
Production Manager	Jimmy Sangster	Yes	27	2 Dec 1927		19 Aug 2011	83	66	2	68
Production Secretary	Doreen Soan	No	28	1926	01 Jan 1926		99	3	3	6
Screenplay	Paul Tabori	Yes	46	8 May 1908		9 Nov 1974	66	7	1	8
Screenplay	Richard Landau	Yes	40	21 Feb 1914		18 Sep 1993	79	8		8
Second Assistant Director	Rene Dupont	No	25	10 Oct 1929			96	3	2	5
Second Assistant Editor	Alfred Cox	No	29	1925		2005	80	21	5	26
Sound Camera Operator	Don Alton	No	40	1914		18 Jan 1987	73		9	9
Sound Recording	Ken Cameron	Yes	39	1 Dec 1915		8 Aug 2000	84	8	2	10
Sound Recording	Sid Wiles	Yes	55	2 Feb 1899		Jul 1973	74	6		6
Stunt Driver	Geoffrey Taylor	No	51	1903		1966	63	1	1	2
Wardrobe Mistress	Molly Arbuthnot	Yes	46	19 Dec 1908		31 Oct 2001	92	48	5	53
CAST
Alvarez	Tim Turner	Yes	30	7 Sep 1924		1987	62	1	1	2
Bollario	Peter Illing	Yes	55	4 Mar 1899		29 Oct 1966	67	2		2
Commentator	Raymond Baxter	Yes	32	25 Jan 1922		15 Sep 2006	84	1		1
Dallapiccola	George Coulouris	Yes	51	1 Oct 1903		25 Apr 1989	85	2		2
Gibson	Edwin Richfield	Yes	33	11 Sep 1921		2 Aug 1990	68	10		10
Guido	Alec Mango	Yes	43	16 Mar 1911		7 Nov 1989	78	2		2
Hans Brecht	Richard Marner	Yes	33	27 Mar 1921		18 Mar 2004	82	1		1
Himself	Alan Brown	Yes	35	20 Nov 1919		20 Jan 2004	84	1		1
Himself	Geoffrey Taylor	Yes	54	1903		1966	63	1	1	2
Himself	John Cooper	Yes	31	17 Jul 1923		24 Dec 2000	77	1		1
Himself	Leslie Marr	Yes	32	14 Aug 1922		4 May 2021	98	1		1
Himself	Reg Parnell	Yes	43	2 Jul 1911		7 Jan 1964	52	1		1
Himself	Stirling Moss	Yes	25	17 Sep 1929		12 Apr 2020	90	1		1
Johnny Jackson	James Copeland	Yes	36	1 May 1918		17 Apr 2002	83	1		1
Lawrence	Meredith Edwards	Yes	37	10 Jun 1917		8 Feb 1999	81	3		3
Man at pit stop	Richard Neller	No	60	Oct 1894		14 Jul 1970	75		9	9
Martin	Jeremy Hawk	Yes	36	20 May 1918		15 Jan 2002	83	2	1	3
Pat Wells	Mari Aldon	Yes	29	17 Nov 1925		31 Oct 2004	78	1		1
Peter Wells	Richard Conte	Yes	44	24 Mar 1910		15 Apr 1975	65	1		1
Priest	John Welsh	No	40	7 Nov 1914		21 Apr 1985	70	4	2	6
Racetrack Announcer	Paul Carpenter	No	33	8 Dec 1921		12 Jun 1964	42	5	1	6
Timekeeper	Charles Hammond	No							6	6

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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.

1954 BBFC Cert. “U”

Production Details

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