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The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
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16 January 1941 (USA) moreTagline:
WHAT FIENDISH FURY TURNS MAN INTO MONSTER? (original one-sheet poster) morePlot:
A disfigured watchmaker with a grudge against society embarks on a life of crime. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Hard to find crime drama moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Peter Lorre | ... | Janos 'Johnny' Szabo | |
| Evelyn Keyes | ... | Helen Williams | |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara | |
| George E. Stone | ... | Dinky | |
| John Tyrrell | ... | Watts | |
| Cy Schindell | ... | Benson (as Al Seymour) | |
| Stanley Brown | ... | Harry | |
| James Seay | ... | Jeff Jeffries | |
| Warren Ashe | ... | Johnson, Reporter | |
| Charles C. Wilson | ... | Chief O'Brien (as Charles Wilson) | |
| George McKay | ... | Terry Finnegan |
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69 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #6850)FAQ
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Saw this at a special showing. Great performance from Peter Lorrie as a sweet immigrant who turns to a life of crime after his face is disfigured in a fire. Director Robert Flory uses a variety of wild film techniques to tell this colorful story. A shame it is not available on video.