Behind the Make-Up poster

Behind the Make-Up poster

Behind the Make-Up

1930 1h 10m 6.9Movie

Drama

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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Robert Milton

Director

George Manker Watters

Writer

Howard Estabrook

Writer

Dorothy Arzner

Director

Henry Hathaway

Director

Top Cast

Hal Skelly

Hal Skelly

Hap Brown

William Powell

William Powell

Gardoni

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Marie Gardoni

Kay Francis

Kay Francis

Kitty Parker

E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

Dawson

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Boris

Agostino Borgato

Pierre

Jacques Vanaire

Valet

Jean De Briac

Jean De Briac

Sculptor

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Waiter

Bob Perry

Bartender

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)

Guy Oliver

Guy Oliver

Theatre Manager (uncredited)