The Man with Two Faces

The Man with Two Faces

Director: Archie Mayo Cast: Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
, Mary Astor
Mary Astor
, Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern
, Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez
Archie Mayo
The Man with Two Faces

The Man with Two Faces

Director: Archie Mayo Cast: Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
, Mary Astor
Mary Astor
, Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern
, Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez
Archie Mayo

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Overview

The Man with Two Faces is based on The Dark Tower, a stage comedy-mystery by Alexander Woollcott and George S. Kaufman. Edward G. Robinson is at his hammy best as flamboyant, temperamental, but withal endearing theatrical actor-manager Dawson Wells. Mary Astor co-stars as Damon's beloved actress sister Jessica, making a stage comeback after a disastrously unhappy marriage. Alas, Jessica's caddish husband Stanley Vance (Louis Calhern) soon returns, exerting a Svengali-like hold on the poor girl and setting her back on the road to ruin. Unable to buy off Vance, Wells plots a clever revenge, and shortly afterward, Vance is visited by one Monsieur Chautard, an effusive European producer with murder on his mind. The central "gimmick" in Man With Two Faces, which was adroitly concealed in the original Dark Tower, is a bit more obvious on screen due to the dynamic personalities involved. Also, the play's ending, in which Vance's murderer is allowed to escape scot-free by a sympathetic detective, was obviously altered at the very last minute to appease the new Production Code.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/17/2009
UPC: 0883316222270
Original Release: 1934
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [Full Frame]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:12:00
Sales rank: 41,256

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Edward G. Robinson Damon Wells
Mary Astor Jessica Wells
Louis Calhern Stanley Vance
Ricardo Cortez Ben Weston
John Eldredge Barry Jones
A.S. Byron Dr. Kendall
Henry O'Neill Inspector Crane
David Landau Detective William Curtis
Emily Fitzroy Hattie
Margaret Dale Martha Temple
Dorothy Tree Patsy Dowling
Arthur Aylesworth Morgue Keeper
Virginia Sale Peabody
Mary Russell Debutante
Mrs. Wilfred North Matron,Matron
Howard Hickman Mr. Jones
Maude Turner Gordon Mrs. Jones
Dick Winslow Call Boy
Frank Darien Doorman
Bert Moorhouse Driver
Ray Cooke Bell Boy
Jack McHugh Newsboy
Douglas Cosgrove Lieutenant
Wade Boteler Detective
Guy Usher Weeks
Milton Kibbee Rewrite Man,Rewrite Man
Joseph Crehan Editor
Mae Clark Daphne Martin

Technical Credits
Robert Lord Producer
Archie Mayo Director
Tom Reed Screenwriter
Niven Busch Screenwriter
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