False Faces (1932) - DVD

Silas Brenton is an unscrupulous doctor, overcharging his unsuspecting patients. When his ill-gotten gains are discovered by the Board of Review, he is barred from practicing in New York. He travels to California, where he sets himself up as a plastic surgeon to the rich and famous...despite his lack of qualifications. Brenton gives washed-up actresses "face lifts" that lead to paralysis. Amid outcry, he agrees to fix the crippled legs