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Year
1941
Runtime
69 min.
Director
Robert Florey
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Rating *
7.3
Votes *
433
Checks
259
Favs
13
Dislikes
1
Favs/checks
5.0% (1:20)
Favs/dislikes
13:1
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  1. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    The Face Behind the Mask looks like it's marketed as a horror film, but it's really a crime picture, with Peter Lorre as a naive immigrant in New York whose life spirals downward after he is disfigured in a fire. The light humor in the first act evaporates as he turns to crime to survive, but he might get pulled out of the darkness by an unlikely romance with a poetic young woman. It's fun to see Lorre in a "heroic" and even "romantic" role, running on pathos, if nothing else. But while the story is all over the place, it's certainly never predictable, or if it is, not for long. A bleak pulp tale that keeps changing its genre, and somehow, Lorre manages to be great in each. 6 years 4 months ago
  2. duchin6's avatar

    duchin6

    not a bad film noir ,Peter Lorre very good.. 9 years 1 month ago
  3. MrE2Me's avatar

    MrE2Me

    Uploaded in HD for you fine folks here:

    https://ok.ru/video/9627684964914
    https://vk.com/video864736629_456241534
    (please PM me if the links stop working)
    2 months 1 week ago
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  1. This movie ranks #731 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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  2. This movie ranks #888 in TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
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