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Behind the Make-Up
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Behind the Make-Up

Jan 18, 1930
1h 10m
★ 6.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Hal Skelly

Hap Brown

Hal Skelly

William Powell

Gardoni

William Powell

Fay Wray

Marie Gardoni

Fay Wray

Kay Francis

Kitty Parker

Kay Francis

E.H. Calvert

Dawson

E.H. Calvert

Paul Lukas

Boris

Paul Lukas

No Image

Pierre

Agostino Borgato

No Image

Valet

Jacques Vanaire

Jean De Briac

Sculptor

Jean De Briac

Torben Meyer

Waiter

Torben Meyer

No Image

Bartender

Bob Perry

Walter Huston

Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)

Walter Huston

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