A Woman's Face

~HOW COULD THIS WOMAN WIN A MAN'S LOVE...HIS KISSES...HIS EMBRACES...?

Overview

A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1941-05-09
Budget: $1343000
Revenue: $1907000
Runtime: 106 min

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