The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask
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1941
1h 9m
6.5(44 votes)
Crime
Drama
Horror

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.

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Columbia Pictures

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Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Peter Lorre

Janos 'Johnny' Szabo

Peter Lorre
Acting

Evelyn Keyes

Helen Williams

Evelyn Keyes
Acting

Don Beddoe

Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara

Don Beddoe
Acting

George E. Stone

Dinky

George E. Stone
Acting

John Tyrrell

Watts

John Tyrrell
Acting

Cy Schindell

Benson

Cy Schindell
Acting

Stanley Brown

Harry

Stanley Brown
Acting

James Seay

Jeff Jeffries

James Seay
Acting

Warren Ashe

Johnson, Reporter

Warren Ashe
Acting

Charles C. Wilson

Chief O'Brien

Charles C. Wilson
Acting

George McKay

Terry Finnegan

George McKay
Acting

Ernie Adams

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Ernie Adams
Acting

Sam Ash

Mike Cary - Pilot (uncredited)

Sam Ash
Acting

Al Bridge

Flop House Manager (uncredited)

Al Bridge
Acting

Mary Currier

Burn Treatment Nurse (uncredited)

Mary Currier
Acting

John Dilson

Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

John Dilson
Acting

Sarah Edwards

Mrs. Perkins (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards
Acting

Eddie Foster

Street Passerby Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)

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Acting

Joel Friedkin

Charlie Perkins (uncredited)

Joel Friedkin
Acting

Jack Gardner

Man Calling in Fire (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

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Acting

Al Hill

Man Cooking in his Room (uncredited)

Al Hill
Acting

Walter Merrill

Joe (uncredited)

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Acting

David Oliver

Ship's Steward (uncredited)

David Oliver
Acting

Ralph Peters

Hotel Cook (uncredited)

Ralph Peters
Acting

Lee Phelps

Detective at Cary's Office (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Acting

Frank Reicher

Dr. Ronald Cheever (uncredited)

Frank Reicher
Acting

Claire Rochelle

Young Shocked Nurse (uncredited)

Claire Rochelle
Acting

Lee Shumway

Police Officer 643 (uncredited)

Lee Shumway
Acting

Walter Soderling

Jonathan Harris - Watchmaker (uncredited)

Walter Soderling
Acting

Edwin Stanley

Dr. Alex Beckett (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley
Acting

Harry Strang

Clerk Stimson (uncredited)

Harry Strang
Acting

Ben Taggart

Burn Treatment Doctor (uncredited)

Ben Taggart

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