The Face Behind the Mask (movie)
- User score: 6.4
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Robert Florey
- Production companies: Columbia Pictures
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
- Release date: 1/16/1941
- Run time: 69 min.
Movie description
In this low-budget thriller, Peter Lorre plays Janos Szabo, an immigrant from Hungary who is a skilled craftsman. After he's caught in a fire, his face is horribly scarred; his terrifying appearance makes it impossible for him to get a job. With nowhere else to turn, Janos begins working for the criminal underworld. Janos begins having second thoughts about his life of crime when he falls in love.