A Woman's Face
1941 · Movie · NR · 106 min · ★ 6.8 · 95% critics
A woman living with a disfiguring facial scar gets pulled into blackmail, then crosses paths with a plastic surgeon who offers the chance to look “normal.” Her past catches up to her as her story is revealed through courtroom testimony and shifting perspectives.
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Details
- Years
- 1941
- Release date
- 1941-05-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (74 votes)
- Box office
- $1,907,000
- Budget
- $1,343,000
About
If you enjoy courtroom-driven suspense and bold lead performances, A Woman's Face should work for you; Not for you if you dislike flashback witness storytelling or prefer lighter melodramas like Holiday or Gaslight.
Pros: standout Joan Crawford; tense courtroom framing; memorable villain energy | Cons: courtroom/flashback overload; some overacting complaints; pacing may sag
Themes
- sleigh
- blackmail
- transformation
- love letter
- plastic surgery
- child in peril
- little boy
- film noir
- bitterness
- disfigured face
- uncle nephew relationship
- governess
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Joan Crawford
as Anna Holm
Melvyn Douglas
as Dr. Gustaf Segert
Conrad Veidt
as Torsten Barring
Osa Massen
as Vera Segert
Reginald Owen
as Bernard Dalvik
Albert Bassermann
as Consul Magnus Barring
Marjorie Main
as Emma Kristiansdotter
Donald Meek
as Herman Rundvik
Connie Gilchrist
as Christina Dalvik
- RN
Richard Nichols
as Lars-Erik Barring
Directed by George Cukor