The Broken Mask

The Broken Mask is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Cullen Landis, Barbara Bedford and Wheeler Oakman.

Pertio, an Argentine dancer in New Orleans, falls in love with fellow performer Caricia.

She persuades him to have his facial scars fixed by a plastic surgeon and the two team up both professionally and romantically.

[citation needed] Photoplay's gave the film a positive review, writing, "Despite the theme's primitive ugliness, it is a colorful, imaginative picture with enough suspense to keep you gasping."

[2] The National Board of Review magazine, in 1942, described the film as "An interesting romance," and "A story of deep love and jealousy.