Behind the Make-Up
5.5
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.
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Cast
13 people
Hal Skelly
Hap Brown
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The Dance of Life
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William Powell
Gardoni
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The Thin Man
My Man Godfrey
Fay Wray
Marie Gardoni
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King Kong
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Kay Francis
Kitty Parker
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Trouble in Paradise
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E.H. Calvert
Dawson
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The Love Parade
Paul Lukas
Boris
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The Lady Vanishes
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Agostino Borgato
Pierre
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Hula
Bird of Paradise
Jacques Vanaire
Valet
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Sylvia Scarlett
Jean De Briac
Sculptor
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Blotto
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Torben Meyer
Waiter
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Judgment at Nuremberg
Sullivan's Travels
Bob Perry
Bartender
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Beggars of Life
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Walter Huston
Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
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Henry Hathaway Director · Dorothy Arzner Director Robert Milton Director
United States release January 18, 1930 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Italian
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · January 11, 1930
Premiere
United States · January 18, 1930
Theatrical · New York City, New York
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