Behind the Make-Up

1h 10m
Drama
6.8

Gardoni, a down-on-his-luck vaudeville performer, is taken in by a fellow performer, a clown who has a bicycle riding act. Gardoni shows his appreciation by stealing the clown's act and his girlfriend, whom he marries.

Cast

Hal Skelly
Hap Brown
William Powell
Gardoni
Fay Wray
Marie Gardoni
Kay Francis
Kitty Parker
E.H. Calvert
Dawson
Paul Lukas
Boris
Agostino Borgato
Pierre
Jacques Vanaire
Valet
Jean De Briac
Sculptor
Torben Meyer
Waiter
Bob Perry
Bartender
Walter Huston
Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
Guy Oliver
Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Crew

Robert Milton
Director
Dorothy Arzner
Director
Henry Hathaway
Director
Howard Estabrook
Writer
George Manker Watters
Writer
Mildred Cram
Short Story
Doris Drought
Editor
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Monta Bell
Producer
Travis Banton
Costume Design
W. Franke Harling
Original Music Composer
John Leipold
Original Music Composer

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