The Face Behind the Mask

1941 NR 1h 9m 7.1

A disfigured watch-maker with a grudge against society embarks on a life of crime.

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?

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Info about The Face Behind the Mask

Studio(s): Columbia Pictures

Originally Released: Jan 16, 1941

Production Country: United States

Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Horror, Mystery, Thriller