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The Face Behind the Mask( 1941)

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What fiendish fury turns man into monster?

Overview

A sweet, 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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Peter Lorre

      Janos 'Johnny' Szabo

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      Evelyn Keyes

      Helen Williams

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      Don Beddoe

      Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara

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      George E. Stone

      Dinky

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      John Tyrrell

      Watts

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      Cy Schindell

      Benson

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      Stanley Brown

      Harry

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      James Seay

      Jeff Jeffries

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      Warren Ashe

      Johnson, Reporter

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      Charles C. Wilson

      Chief O'Brien

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      George McKay

      Terry Finnegan

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      Ernie Adams

      Hotel Guest (uncredited)

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      Sam Ash

      Mike Cary - Pilot (uncredited)

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      Al Bridge

      Flop House Manager (uncredited)

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      Mary Currier

      Burn Treatment Nurse (uncredited)

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      John Dilson

      Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

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      Sarah Edwards

      Mrs. Perkins (uncredited)

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      Eddie Foster

      Street Passerby Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)

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      Joel Friedkin

      Charlie Perkins (uncredited)

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      Jack Gardner

      Man Calling in Fire (uncredited)

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      Chuck Hamilton

      Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

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      Al Hill

      Man Cooking in his Room (uncredited)

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      Walter Merrill

      Joe (uncredited)

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      David Oliver

      Ship's Steward (uncredited)

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      Ralph Peters

      Hotel Cook (uncredited)

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      Lee Phelps

      Detective at Cary's Office (uncredited)

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      Frank Reicher

      Dr. Ronald Cheever (uncredited)

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      Claire Rochelle

      Young Shocked Nurse (uncredited)

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      Lee Shumway

      Police Officer 643 (uncredited)

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      Walter Soderling

      Jonathan Harris - Watchmaker (uncredited)

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      Edwin Stanley

      Dr. Alex Beckett (uncredited)

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      Harry Strang

      Clerk Stimson (uncredited)

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      Ben Taggart

      Burn Treatment Doctor (uncredited)

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    Review 3Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7.5
    Written by John Chard on Sat Nov 02 2013
    The face behind the mask, it's mutated, hideous, a horrible nightmare. Out of which I can never awake. The Face Behind The Mask is directed by Robert Florey and collectively written by Paul Jarrico, Arthur Levinson and Allen Vincent. It stars Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes, Don Beddoe and George E. Stone. Music is by Sidney Cutner and cinematography by Franz Planer. Hungarian immigrant Janos Szaby (Lorre) arrives in New York City full of hope for the future. Unfortunately he is trapped in a hotel fire which leaves his face severely disfigured. Even though he is a skilled craftsman he is refuse...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • film noir