A Woman's Face
May 09 1941
•2h 46m
•Drama, Thriller
A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
Cast
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Joan Crawford
Anna Holm
Melvyn Douglas
Dr. Gustaf Segert
Conrad Veidt
Torsten Barring
Osa Massen
Vera Segert
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