The Face Behind the Mask

1941 film by Robert Florey
Movie film Q1168382
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Summary

The Face Behind the Mask is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Robert Florey[3]
  • Screenwriter: Paul Jarrico[4]
  • Composer: Morris Stoloff[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6], horror film[7], crime film[8]
  • Cast member: Peter Lorre[9], Evelyn Keyes[10], Don Beddoe[11], George E. Stone[12], John Tyrrell[13]
  • Producer: Wallace MacDonald[14]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[15]
  • Director of photography: Franz Planer[16]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[17]
  • Color: black-and-white[18]
  • Country of origin: United States[19]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1941[20]
  • Narrative location: New York City[21]
  • Filming location: California[22]
  • Film editor: Charles Nelson[23]
  • Title: The Face Behind the Mask[24]
  • Duration: 69[25]
  • P14449: 49985[26]
  • P14551: the-face-behind-the-mask[27]
  • P14821: 33582[28]

Why It Matters

The Face Behind the Mask has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 33582
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 33582, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 170089
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 170089, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → the-face-behind-the-mask
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: the-face-behind-the-mask, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295961497|THE FACE BEHIND THE MASK (#295961497)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/ca"
  4. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 49985
    Producer → Wallace MacDonald
    Publication date → +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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