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The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

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The Face Behind the Mask

"What fiendish fury turns man into monster?"

1941

1h 9m

6.5(48 votes)

Crime

Drama

Horror

Overview

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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Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Janos 'Johnny' Szabo

Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Helen Williams

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Dinky

John Tyrrell

John Tyrrell

Watts

Cy Schindell

Cy Schindell

Benson

Stanley Brown

Stanley Brown

Harry

James Seay

James Seay

Jeff Jeffries

Warren Ashe

Warren Ashe

Johnson, Reporter

Charles Cahill Wilson

Charles Cahill Wilson

Chief O'Brien

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Florey
Written by: Paul Jarrico
Arthur Levinson
Produced by: Wallace MacDonald

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