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The Face Behind the Mask

FilmPsychological Gothic Classic Monsters

The Face Behind the Mask1941

“What fiendish fury turns man into monster?”

Directed by Robert Florey

IMDb 7.1TMDB 6.5

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Trailer

Year

1941

Runtime

69 min

Synopsis

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 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

George McKay

George McKay

Terry Finnegan

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

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