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Behind the Make-Up

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Behind the Make-Up

6.2

1h 10m

1930

Synopsis

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.

Director

Robert Milton

Dorothy Arzner

Henry Hathaway

Drama

suicidelove triangleshow businessdebtpovertyillicit affairvaudeville performer

Cast & Crew

Hal Skelly

Hal Skelly

as Hap Brown

William Powell

William Powell

as Gardoni

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

as Marie Gardoni

Kay Francis

Kay Francis

as Kitty Parker

E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

as Dawson

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

as Boris

Agostino Borgato

as Pierre

Jacques Vanaire

as Valet

Jean De Briac

Jean De Briac

as Sculptor

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