The Face Behind the Mask (1941)

Directed by

Robert Florey

Genre

drama film, horror film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 09m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man immigrates to America and hopes for a new life but a disfiguring accident leads him into a life of crime. He falls in love but his past and appearance threaten his chance at happiness.

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What happens

The Face Behind the Mask is a 1941 American Film Noir directed by Robert Florey and starring Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes and Don Beddoe. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Jarrico, Arthur Levinson, and Allen Vincent from the play Interim, written by Thomas Edward O'Connell (1915–1961). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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