The Mask of Diijon is a 1946 American black-and-white horror noir suspense film released from PRC Studios, directed by Lew Landers and featuring Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates and [[William Wright (actor)]William Wright]].
Later, Diijon finds that he does indeed have the power to control men's minds and begins to take revenge on the people he felt made him look like a fool.
The opening of the film features a memorable scene depicting a woman being beheaded, with a guillotine—then revealed to be a magic trick.
TV Guide rated it 1/4 stars and wrote, "Except for von Stroheim, the acting was barely adequate.
"[2] Writing in Horror Noir, author Paul Meehan said the film "manages to transcend its humble origins primarily through the star power of von Stroheim".