The Face Behind the Mask (1941)

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(1872)

Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Horror, Romance
Release: 1941-01-16
Director: Robert Florey
Writers: Allen Vincent , Paul Jarrico , Arthur Levinson , Thomas Edward O’Connell
Language: English
Stars: Peter Lorre , Evelyn Keyes (1916–2008) , Don Beddoe , George E. Stone (I) (1903–1967) , John Tyrrell , Cy Schindell , Stanley Brown , James Seay , Warren Ashe , Charles C. Wilson
Runtime: 69 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Face Behind the Mask , Behind the Mask (United Kingdom) , Lice iza maske (Croatia) , Twarz za maską (Poland) , A Máscara de Fogo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Face Behind the Mask (Canada) , Das Gesicht hinter der Maske (Germany) , O anthropos me ta dyo prosopa (Greece) , The Face Behind the Mask (United States of America) , La máscara de fuego (Mexico) , Maskeli canavar (Turkey) , Лицо за маской , Le visage derrière le masque (France, French Republic) , Faţa din dosul măştii (Romania) , Das Gesicht hinter der Maske (Austria) , L'uomo della maschera (Italy) , Máscara de Fogo (Brazil) , Ο άνθρωπος με τα δύο πρόσωπα (Greece)
Plot: Janos Szabo is a kind, innocent immigrant to America. Just after he arrives though, he is caught in a fire and his face is horribly burned and disfigured. Although a skilled craftsman his hideous features make it impossible for him to get work, and driven by despair he is forced to turn to crime to live. He finds himself very proficient at that, and soon makes enough money to buy a very lifelike mask to hide his scars behind. He hates what he does, but is he in too deep to get out?
IMDB:tt0033582