With the disappearance and probable death of her husband Stanley Vance (Louis Calhern) behind her, actress Jessica Welles (Mary Astor) future seems bright with a new beau (Ricardo Cortez) and well received play. Friends and family marvel at her comeback until the conniving hubby shows up with his pet rat in tow turning Welles into a submissive, catatonic Trilby. Detested by all and making no effort to endear himself he's murdered, his wife accused.
The Man with Two Faces is not much of a mystery with Jessica's brother played by Ed Robinson letting us in early on the plan, his dual role obvious to all but victim Vance, his unravelling not much of an enigma. Robinson is smug and annoying to a degree in both roles but they pale in comparison to Calhern's iniquitous turn that has everyone in the cast and probably the audience wants dead. The scenes of Astor in her trance like state surrounded by befuddled onlookers adds laughably to this poorly executed work featuring a reputable cast of players directed haphazardly by Archie Mayo.
The Man with Two Faces is not much of a mystery with Jessica's brother played by Ed Robinson letting us in early on the plan, his dual role obvious to all but victim Vance, his unravelling not much of an enigma. Robinson is smug and annoying to a degree in both roles but they pale in comparison to Calhern's iniquitous turn that has everyone in the cast and probably the audience wants dead. The scenes of Astor in her trance like state surrounded by befuddled onlookers adds laughably to this poorly executed work featuring a reputable cast of players directed haphazardly by Archie Mayo.