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.
Acting
Lizabeth Scott's dual performance: ice queen vs. desperate mimic.
Direction
Terence Fisher's pre-Hammer shadows and surgical gloom.
Director
Terence Fisher
Paul Henreid
Dr. Philip Ritter
Lizabeth Scott
Alice Brent / Lily Conover
André Morell
David
Mary Mackenzie
Lily Conover, before surgery
Susan Stephen
Betty
Arnold Ridley
Dr. Russell
Diana Beaumont
May
Cyril Smith
Alf Bixby, Innkeeper
Russell Napier
Det. Cutler
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Miss Patten - Fur Department Clerk
Everley Gregg
Lady Millicent Harringay
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hammer Films' early noir experiment before their horror monopoly—Fisher was rehearsing Frankenstein themes with human subjects.
The 72-minute runtime forces brutal compression: Lily's transformation happens between scenes, denying us her consent or resistance.
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