The Face Behind The Mask.

The film is the story of a hopeful new immigrant, Janos Szabo (Peter Lorre) who, on his first day in New York City, is trapped in a hotel fire that leaves his face hideously scarred. Janos becomes the leader of a gang of thieves, and raises enough money to commission and wear a realistic latex mask of his own face. He then falls in love with Helen a blind woman who sees only the good in him.