Behind the Make-Up

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Behind the Make-Up
Behind the Make-Up 1930.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Robert Milton
Produced by Monta Bell
Written by Mildred Cram (story)
Howard Estabrook
George Manker Watters
Starring Hal Skelly
William Powell
Fay Wray
Kay Francis
Production
company
Release dates
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  • January 18, 1930 (1930-01-18)[1]
Running time
65-70 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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).

Plot summary

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

Critical reception

Mordaunt Hall, film critic of the New York Times, praised the performances of Powell ("excellent"), Wray ("pleasing"), Skelly ("goes about his part with earnestness and intelligence"), and Francis ("does nicely"), but noted "the story is rather limp and disappointing."[1]

References

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