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A disfigured watch-maker with a grudge against society embarks on a life of crime.A disfigured watch-maker with a grudge against society embarks on a life of crime.A disfigured watch-maker with a grudge against society embarks on a life of crime.
Cy Schindell
- Benson
- (as Al Seymour)
Charles C. Wilson
- Chief O'Brien
- (as Charles Wilson)
Ernie Adams
- Hotel Guest
- (uncredited)
Sam Ash
- Mike Cary - Pilot
- (uncredited)
Al Bridge
- Flop House Manager
- (uncredited)
Mary Currier
- Burn Treatment Nurse
- (uncredited)
John Dilson
- Man at Dock Asking for a Light
- (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
- Mrs. Perkins
- (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
- Street Passerby Lighting Cigarette
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaPrologue: "Just a few years ago--when a voyage to America meant adventure and not flight...when a quota was a number-and not a lottery prize to be captured by a lucky few..."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Shock Theater: The Face Behind The Mask (1959)
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Embryonic Film-Noir & B-Movie Classic
Florey & Lorre Deliver
Popular B-Movie and a Cult item because it was Directed by the Always Interesting and Creative Robert Florey and Starred icon Peter Lorre. Both the Actor and Director are at Their Best here Despite Lorre's Tantrums about the Script. He unwittingly Created a Great Character in a Low-Budget Film that is Beloved and among His Best.
The Skimpy Budget and Shooting Schedule would Not Allow the Plot to be Developed and some of the Story may seem Contrived and Forced but Overall it is Gripping Movie making with a Good Supporting Cast including Evelyn Keyes as a Blind Innocent and George E. Stone as Lorre's sympathetic Friend.
It's Touching when it Needs to be and Horrific at times. The Film is One of those Lesser Efforts that Emerges Beyond its Limitations and manages to be Amazing in its Striking Simplicity. The Ending is Tragic and goes Against the usual Early WWII Optimism. This should at least be Considered a Forerunner to Film-Noir because of its Powerful Imagery and Downbeat, Gut-Wrenching Story.
The Skimpy Budget and Shooting Schedule would Not Allow the Plot to be Developed and some of the Story may seem Contrived and Forced but Overall it is Gripping Movie making with a Good Supporting Cast including Evelyn Keyes as a Blind Innocent and George E. Stone as Lorre's sympathetic Friend.
It's Touching when it Needs to be and Horrific at times. The Film is One of those Lesser Efforts that Emerges Beyond its Limitations and manages to be Amazing in its Striking Simplicity. The Ending is Tragic and goes Against the usual Early WWII Optimism. This should at least be Considered a Forerunner to Film-Noir because of its Powerful Imagery and Downbeat, Gut-Wrenching Story.
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- LeonLouisRicci
- Aug 4, 2015
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- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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