False Faces (1932)
THE BEAUTY RACKET EXPOSED!
73 min
The philandering Dr. Silas Brenton is fired from his position at a large hospital and given 24 hours to vacate the state. He sets himself up in Chicago as a "prestigious" plastic surgeon to the stars. However, Brenton's silver tongue can't cover up his dubious methods, and an investigation into his practice is launched by the examining board of plastic surgeons. A delirious film à clef based on the loathsome career of Henry J. Schireson, the self-styled “King of Quacks”.
- Release date
- October 13, 1932
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lowell Sherman as Dr. Silas Brenton
- Peggy Shannon as Elsie Fryer
- Lila Lee as Georgia Rand
- Berton Churchill as Dr. John B. Parker
- David Landau as McCullough
- Harold Waldridge as Jimmy
- Geneva Mitchell as Florence Day
- Oscar Apfel as Fineberg
- Miriam Seegar as Lottie Nation
- Joyce Compton as Dottie Nation
Crew
- Lowell Sherman · Director
- Llewellyn Hughes · Writer
- Kubec Glasmon · Writer
- Lowell Sherman · Producer
- Ray Binger · Cinematographer
- Ted D. McCord · Cinematographer
- Martin G. Cohn · Editor
- Rose Loewinger · Editor