The Face Behind the Mask (1941 film)

The Face Behind the Mask is a crimedrama film released by Columbia Pictures in 1941. It stars Peter Lorre and Evelyn Keyes and was directed by Robert Florey. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Jarrico, Arthur Levinson, and Allen Vincent from the play Interim, written by Thomas Edward OConnell.

Janos then falls in love with Helen Evelyn Keyes a blind woman who sees only the good in him, and attempts to leave his life of crime behind him. Unfortunately, his gang come to believe that he has betrayed them to the police, and attempt to kill him by car bomb, an attempt on his life that he survives but which kills Helen. In retaliation, Janos disguises himself as the pilot of the private plane the gang is flying out of the city with, which he lands in the Arizona desert and lets out the fuel, suicidally stranding both the gang and himself without food or water, dooming them all to a slow death. At the films end, Janoss body and that of his enemies are discovered by the police.Film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the filmout of a possiblestars, calling the film Extremely well done on slim budget. New York Times gave the film a negative review, criticizing the films hackneyed dialogue, pacing, conventional plot manipulations, and underdeveloped themes. ........

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