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False Faces

False Faces

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 12, 1932

Runtime

1h 13m

Genres

Drama

User Score

43%

Original Title

False Faces

Production Companies

K.B.S. Productions Inc.

Director

Lowell Sherman

Description

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”.