False Faces (1932)
THE BEAUTY RACKET EXPOSED!
4.4(5)1h 13mOctober 12, 1932
Lowell Sherman
Director
Kubec Glasmon, Llewellyn Hughes
Writers
Rate
Diary
Overview
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”.
