The Face Behind the Mask
Seen it?1941 | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and horror fans. If you loved The Asphalt Jungle or Mildred Pierce, start here.
- The mood
- Scary, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1941: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Florey
- Peter LorreJanos 'Johnny' Szabo
- Evelyn KeyesHelen Williams
- Don BeddoeLt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
- George E. StoneDinky
- John TyrrellWatts
- Cy SchindellBenson
- Stanley BrownHarry
- James SeayJeff Jeffries
- Warren AsheJohnson, Reporter
- Charles Cahill WilsonChief O'Brien