The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert FloreyDirector
- Paul JarricoScreenplay
- Allen VincentScreenplay
- Sidney CutnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter LorreJanos 'Johnny' Szabo
- Evelyn KeyesHelen Williams
- Don BeddoeLt. James 'Jim' O'Hara
- George E. StoneDinky
- John TyrrellWatts
- Cy SchindellBenson
- Stanley BrownHarry
- James SeayJeff Jeffries
- Warren AsheJohnson, Reporter
- Charles Cahill WilsonChief O'Brien
- George McKayTerry Finnegan
- Ernie AdamsHotel Guest (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
film noir