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The Face Behind the Mask

  • NR
  • 1941
  • 1h 9m
  • Crime, Drama, Horror
  • 6.5

What fiendish fury turns man into monster?

A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.

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Storyline

A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.

Cast

Peter LorreJanos 'Johnny' Szabo
Evelyn KeyesHelen Williams
Don BeddoeLt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
George E. StoneDinky
John TyrrellWatts
Cy SchindellBenson
Stanley BrownHarry
James SeayJeff Jeffries
Warren AsheJohnson, Reporter
Charles Cahill WilsonChief O'Brien
George McKayTerry Finnegan
Ernie AdamsHotel Guest (uncredited)
Sam AshMike Cary - Pilot (uncredited)
Al BridgeFlop House Manager (uncredited)
Mary CurrierBurn Treatment Nurse (uncredited)
John DilsonMan at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

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