A good drama/thriller from Hollywood, notable for Peter Lorre starring in one of his most sympathetic roles (no mean feat, given his lengthy career). He plays a Hungarian immigrant to America who ends up disfigured in a horrific accident and turning to a life of crime to make ends meet. Dated these days, but with an incredibly sensitive performance from Lorre, who in addition has one of the most sinister looks in cinema since the days of Lon Chaney senior - I still can't quite figure out how they achieved it, but I should imagine a large part of it was down to Lorre's acting.
Review of The Face Behind the Mask
