The Man with Two Faces (1934)

Director:

Archie Mayo

Writers:

George S. Kaufman (play) &
Alexander Woollcott (play) ...

Release Date:

4 August 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Vance is around...

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Actress | Hotel | Theatrical Producer | Impersonation

Cast

Edward G. Robinson	...	Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
Mary Astor	...	Jessica Wells
Ricardo Cortez	...	Producer Ben Weston
Mae Clarke	...	Daphne Flowers
Louis Calhern	...	Stanley Vance
Arthur Byron	...	Dr. Kendall
John Eldredge	...	Horace 'Barry' Jones
David Landau	...	Sergeant William Curtis
Emily Fitzroy	...	Hattie, Martha's Housekeeper
Henry O'Neill	...	Inspector Crane
Anton Stengel	...	Stage Manager
Arthur Aylesworth	...	Morgue Keeper
Margaret Dale	...	Aunt Martha Temple
Virginia Sale	...	Peabody, Weston's Secretary

Runtime:

72 min | USA:73 min (Turner library print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #84) | Australia:PG

Company:

First National Pictures

Trivia:

Dorothy Tree (Patsy Dowling) and Frank Darien (Doorman) are in studio records for those roles, but were not seen in the film.

Movie Connections:

Remade as The Dark Tower (1943)

Soundtrack:

Stormy Weather

A MUSTACHE CAUGHT THE KILLER!!

This 1934 film had a cast of movie legends along with Edward G. Robinson (Damon Welles) who also starred in "The Red House" and hundreds of other films. Mary Astor (Jessica Welles),who starred in "The Maltese Falcon" '41 with Humphrey Bogart. Even Mae Clarke (Daphne Martin) who was on "General Hospital '63 TV Series as Marge. Louis Calhern(Stanley Vance) played a nasty con-artist in this picture and was dispised by everyone, even Damon Welles. Louis Calhern starred in "Asphalt Jungle" 1950 along with Marilyn Monroe and had a long career in the 1920's to late 1960's. In 1934, this was considered a great drama or mystery, unfortunately, the plot was very poor, but the Actors made this a True Film Classic.