The Face Behind the Mask
What fiendish fury turns man into monster?
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
69 min
Release Date
1941-01-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
44
Vote Average
6.5
Peter Lorre
Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
Evelyn Keyes
Helen Williams
Don Beddoe
Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
George E. Stone
Dinky
John Tyrrell
Watts
Cy Schindell
Benson
Stanley Brown
Harry
James Seay
Jeff Jeffries
Warren Ashe
Johnson, Reporter
Charles C. Wilson
Chief O'Brien
George McKay
Terry Finnegan
Ernie Adams
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Mike Cary - Pilot (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Flop House Manager (uncredited)
Mary Currier
Burn Treatment Nurse (uncredited)
John Dilson
Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Perkins (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
Street Passerby Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)
Joel Friedkin
Charlie Perkins (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Man Calling in Fire (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Al Hill
Man Cooking in his Room (uncredited)
Walter Merrill
Joe (uncredited)
David Oliver
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
Hotel Cook (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Detective at Cary's Office (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
Dr. Ronald Cheever (uncredited)
Claire Rochelle
Young Shocked Nurse (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Police Officer 643 (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Jonathan Harris - Watchmaker (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Dr. Alex Beckett (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Clerk Stimson (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Burn Treatment Doctor (uncredited)
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