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Painted Faces (1929 film)
Painted Faces is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Joe E. Brown, Helen Foster and Barton Hepburn.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Hervey Libbert.
| Painted Faces | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Albert S. Rogell |
| Written by | Fanny Hatton Frederic Hatton Frances Hyland |
| Produced by | John M. Stahl |
| Starring | Joe E. Brown Helen Foster Barton Hepburn |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Richard Cahoon |
| Music by | Abe Meyer |
Production company | Tiffany-Stahl Productions |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date | November 20, 1929 |
Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
After a vaudeville performer is murdered, another member of the troupe is arrested. During his trial only one juror, himself a entertainer, holds that he has been framed and seeks out the real culprit.
Cast
- Joe E. Brown as Hermann / Beppo
- Helen Foster as Nancy
- Barton Hepburn as Buddy Barton
- Dorothy Gulliver as Babe Barnes
- Lester Cole as Roderick
- Richard Tucker as District Attorney
- Purnell Pratt as Foreman of Jury
- Mabel Julienne Scott as Mrs. Warren - Nervous Woman Jury Member
- Clem Beauchamp as Jury Member
- Joseph Belmont as Jury Member
- Alma Bennett as Jury Member
- Allan Cavan as Defense Attorney
- William B. Davidson as Ringmaster
- Russ Dudley as Jury Member
- Dannie Mac Grant as Circus Spectator
- Walter Jerry as Jury Member
- Sôjin Kamiyama as Cafe Owner
- Gertrude Kerkis as Little Girl
- Clinton Lyle as Jury Member
- Florence Midgley as Jury Member
- Jack Richardson as Stage Manager
- Howard Truesdale as Jury Member
- May Wallace as Jury Member
References
- ^ Babington & Charles Barr p.53
Bibliography
- Bruce Babington & Charles Barr. The Call of the Heart: John M. Stahl and Hollywood Melodrama. Indiana University Press, 2018.
External links
- Painted Faces at IMDb