No, he is not chewing his way out of some kind of orthodontic contraption. As you can tell from the snapshot above, Peter Lorre's American film debut thrust him into a lifelong situation where he was typed as a psychopathic creep! Lorre's character, a gifted surgeon, is besotted with a stage actress whose most famous role seems to be rather torture-pornish. When she confesses she finds him disgusting (as does the audience, most likely), Lorre cracks up and one Dr Wong has to take over all his surgery responsibilities. Is Lorre an early Quincy? Why does a bald man need a cap when performing surgery? I kid, I kid-- quite a beautifully filmed little chiller by Freund, who is better known for
The Mummy (which I found dreadfully boring - this one is a little better).
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