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Stolen Face

- Treachery wears a stolen face!

A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict but trouble starts when his true love returns.

Release Date : 1952-05-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hammer Film Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dr. Philip Ritter

Original Name : Paul Henreid

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alice Brent / Lily Conover

Original Name : Lizabeth Scott

Gender : Female

Character Name : David

Original Name : André Morell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lily Conover, before surgery

Original Name : Mary Mackenzie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. John 'Jack' Wilson

Original Name : John Wood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Betty

Original Name : Susan Stephen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Russell

Original Name : Arnold Ridley

Gender : Male

Character Name : May

Original Name : Diana Beaumont

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alf Bixby, Innkeeper

Original Name : Cyril Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pete Snipe

Original Name : Terence O'Regan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Det. Cutler

Original Name : Russell Napier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Patten - Fur Department Clerk

Original Name : Ambrosine Phillpotts

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lady Millicent Harringay

Original Name : Everley Gregg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Emmett

Original Name : Alexis France

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Emmett

Original Name : John Bull

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-09

The problem with this rather mediocre tale is that the underlying premiss is really pretty far-fetched. Surgeon Paul Henreid has a brief assignation with a concert pianist (Lizabeth Scott) before she returns to her boyfriend "David" (Andre Morell). Obsessed with the woman, the physician carries out some restorative plastic surgery on a female prisoner and guess what - yep - when she emerges from the bandages, she could be her twin. Somewhat implausibly, he goes on to marry her, but soon discovers that she wasn't a prisoner for nothing, and when he meets the musician again (now sans boyfriend Morell) the wife sees her own reflection, so to speak, and things turn positively ugly! Very eagle eyed amongst us might spot Arnold Ridley (think "Dads Army with the his sister "Dolly") but really that is all one can say that might be of interest. The rest of it is all a bit procedural. Henreid was never my favourite leading man - his efforts, though charming, rarely got out of first gear and the dreadfully dubbed Cockney accent from Scott's rather base alter-ego "Lily" is pretty tough on the ears. There are loads of surgery/face/identity transplant style stories out there, many better than this.