Behind the Make Up
6 /10 1 Votes6
Language English | 6/10 IMDb Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 18, 1930 (1930-01-18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Behind the Make-Up (1930) is an American Pre-Code drama film starring Hal Skelly, William Powell, Kay Francis, and Fay Wray, and based on the short story "The Feeder" by Mildred Cram.
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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."
References
Behind the Make-Up WikipediaBehind the Make-Up IMDb Behind the Make Up themoviedb.org