Mask of Dust

Mask of Dust
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTerence Fisher
Written byRichard H. Landau
Based onThe Last Race
by Jon Manchip White
StarringRichard Conte
Mari Aldon
Peter Illing
CinematographyWalter J. Harvey
Len Harris
Edited byBill Lenny
Music byLeonard Salzedo
Production
company
Distributed byExclusive Films
Lippert Pictures (US)
Release date
  • 27 December 1954 (1954-12-27) (UK)
Running time
79 minutes (UK)
69 minutes (US)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Mask of Dust is a 1954 British second feature motor racing drama film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Richard Conte, Mari Aldon, George Coulouris and Peter Illing. It was written by Richard H. Landau based on the 1953 novel The Last Race by Jon Manchip White. Jimmy Sangster was production manager, J. Elder Wills was art director and Phil Leakey handled Makeup. Filming ran from March 25, 1954 until May 8, 1954. The film was trade shown on Nov. 23, and released on December 27 in the UK. It was released in January 1955 in the United States by Lippert Pictures retitled A Race for Life.