The Broken Mask (1928)
1h
Running Time
January 1, 1928Release Date
Plot.
Pertio, an Argentine dancer, has a severely scarred face that has kept him from succeeding in his chosen career. He is persuaded by Caricia, an Argentine dancer who has become a star, to have a plastic surgeon repair his face. The surgery is successful and the two dancers team up both professionally and personally. However, the doctor who performed the operation has fallen madly in love with Caricia, and his determination to have her leads him to perform a procedure on Pertio that makes his scars reappear.
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Cast & Crew.
Cullen Landis
Pertio
Barbara Bedford
Caricia
William V. Mong
Santo Bendito
James A. Marcus
Maurice Armato
Wheeler Oakman
Dr. Gordon White
James P. Hogan
Director
Philippe De Lacy
Pertio, as a boy
De Leon Anthony
Writer
Ina Anson
Delores
Nanci Price
Caricia, as a girl
Adele Buffington
Writer
Francis Fenton
Writer
Pat Harmon
Revolutionary
Morris R. Schlank
Producer
Edward Gheller
Cinematographer
Edward Gheller
Cinematography
Shirley Williams
Cinematography
Roy Eiler
Editor
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Broken Mask is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Cullen Landis, Barbara Bedford and Wheeler Oakman. It was made by the independent Morris R. Schlank's production company. A review in Variety found "little to recommend", but The Film Daily was more positive.