Watch The Face Behind the Mask (1941) Official Trailer
What fiendish fury turns man into monster?
6.5 / 10 IMDb January 16, 1941 1h 9m
A kindly, 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.
Director
Runtime
1h 9m
Release Date
January 16, 1941
Genre
Crime, Drama, Horror
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Peter Lorre
as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
Evelyn Keyes
as Helen Williams
Don Beddoe
as Lt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
George E. Stone
as Dinky
John Tyrrell
as Watts
Cy Schindell
as Benson
Stanley Brown
as Harry
James Seay
as Jeff Jeffries
Warren Ashe
as Johnson, Reporter
Charles Cahill Wilson
as Chief O'Brien
George McKay
as Terry Finnegan
Ernie Adams
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Sam Ash
as Mike Cary - Pilot (uncredited)
Al Bridge
as Flop House Manager (uncredited)
Mary Currier
as Burn Treatment Nurse (uncredited)
John Dilson
as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
as Mrs. Perkins (uncredited)
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Eddie Foster
as Street Passerby Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)
Joel Friedkin
as Charlie Perkins (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner
as Man Calling in Fire (uncredited)
Production Companies
Columbia PicturesThe Face Behind the Mask Official Trailer 1941
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