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Behind the Make-Up is a american film of genre Drama directed by Dorothy Arzner released in USA on 18 january 1930 with Hal Skelly

Behind the Make-Up (1930)

Behind the Make-Up
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Released in USA 18 january 1930
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OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating58% 2.9117252.9117252.9117252.9117252.911725

Behind the Make-Up (1930) is a drama film starring Hal Skelly, William Powell, Kay Francis, and Fay Wray, and based on the short story "The Feeder" by Mildred Cram.

This was the first of seven in which Powell and Francis co-starred, the others being Street of Chance (1930), Paramount on Parade (1930), For the Defense (1930), Ladies' Man (1931), Jewel Robbery (1932), and One Way Passage (1932).

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.

Actors

Hal Skelly

(Hap Brown)William Powell

(Gardoni)Fay Wray

(Marie Gardoni)Kay Francis

(Kitty Parker)E. H. Calvert

(Dawson)
And :
Paul Lukas
Agostino Borgato
Jean De Briac
Torben Meyer
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