The Man with Two Faces (1934)
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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… More 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Archie Mayo
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 4, 1934 Wide
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Cast
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Edward G. Robinson
as Damon Wells
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Mary Astor
as Jessica Wells
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Ricardo Cortez
as Ben Weston
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Louis Calhern
as Stanley Vance
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Mae Clarke
as Daphne Martin
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Margaret Dale
as Martha Temple
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David Landau
as Detective William Curtis
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Arthur Ayleswofth
as Morgue Keeper
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Wade Boteler
as Detective
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A.S. Byron
as Dr. Kendall
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Ray Cooke
as Bell Boy
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Douglas Cosgrove
as Lieutenant
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Joseph Crehan
as Editor
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Frank Darien
as Doorman
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John Eldredge
as Barry Jones
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Emily Fitzroy
as Hattie
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Maude Turner Gordon
as Mrs. Jones
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Howard Hickman
as Mr. Jones
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Milt Kibbee
as Rewrite Man
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Jack McHugh
as Newsboy
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Bert Moorhouse
as Driver
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Henry O'Neill
as Inspector Crane
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Mary Russell
as Debutante
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Virginia Sale
as Peabody
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Dorothy Tree
as Patsy Dowling
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Guy Usher
as Weeks
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Dick Winslow
as Call Boy
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Wilfred North
as Matron
- Arthur Byron
