Behind the Make-Up (1930)
65 mins | Romance | 11 January 1930
Cast:
Hal Skelly, William Powell, Fay Wray [ More ]Director:
Robert MiltonCinematographer:
Charles Lang Jr.Editor:
Doris DroughtProduction Company:
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.The 8 June 1929 issue of Motion Picture News announced that Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. recently purchased screen rights to Mildred Cram’s 1926 short story, “The Feeder.” George Manker Watters and Howard Estabrook were set to adapt the script, and Hal Skelly and Esther Ralston were cast in the leading roles; however, Ralston did not remain with the project. Fay Wray’s casting was noted in the 25 June 1929 Los Angeles Times. Filming began on 6 July 1929, according to a studio production chart in the 10 August 1929 Exhibitors Herald-World. Shooting took place at Paramount’s studio in Hollywood, CA, where Stage 13 was used, as stated in the November 1929 Screenland. Filming was still underway as of 1 September 1929, when a Los Angeles Times brief reported that Guy Oliver, a “Paramount featured player,” was cast in the role of a theater manager. The completion of principal photography was announced in the 22 September 1929 Los Angeles Times.
Theatrical release occurred on 11 January 1930. A 26 January 1930 Los Angeles Times review of the New York opening at the Paramount Theatre deemed it “the best film of the week” and praised William Powell and Hal Skelly’s peformances as “mature, legitimate, [and] restrained.” ...
The 8 June 1929 issue of Motion Picture News announced that Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. recently purchased screen rights to Mildred Cram’s 1926 short story, “The Feeder.” George Manker Watters and Howard Estabrook were set to adapt the script, and Hal Skelly and Esther Ralston were cast in the leading roles; however, Ralston did not remain with the project. Fay Wray’s casting was noted in the 25 June 1929 Los Angeles Times. Filming began on 6 July 1929, according to a studio production chart in the 10 August 1929 Exhibitors Herald-World. Shooting took place at Paramount’s studio in Hollywood, CA, where Stage 13 was used, as stated in the November 1929 Screenland. Filming was still underway as of 1 September 1929, when a Los Angeles Times brief reported that Guy Oliver, a “Paramount featured player,” was cast in the role of a theater manager. The completion of principal photography was announced in the 22 September 1929 Los Angeles Times.
Theatrical release occurred on 11 January 1930. A 26 January 1930 Los Angeles Times review of the New York opening at the Paramount Theatre deemed it “the best film of the week” and praised William Powell and Hal Skelly’s peformances as “mature, legitimate, [and] restrained.”
Hap Brown, an easygoing, happy-go-lucky actor, falls in love with Marie, a waitress in the French Quarter of New Orleans. He befriends Gardoni, a fallen actor with whom he forms a partnership. They soon fall out when Gardoni insists on dominating the act, and Hap takes a job with the cafe where Marie works. When he and Gardoni team up again, Marie is taken with the Italian and they are soon married, leaving Hap hurt and rejected. Overwhelmed by a brilliant Broadway reception, Gardoni neglects his wife for Kitty Parker, an adventuress, and though Hap knows of it, he does not tell Marie. Then, scorned by Kitty, Gardoni dies tragically. Hap turns to Marie for support, and under her guidance he proves himself to be a brilliant ...
Hap Brown, an easygoing, happy-go-lucky actor, falls in love with Marie, a waitress in the French Quarter of New Orleans. He befriends Gardoni, a fallen actor with whom he forms a partnership. They soon fall out when Gardoni insists on dominating the act, and Hap takes a job with the cafe where Marie works. When he and Gardoni team up again, Marie is taken with the Italian and they are soon married, leaving Hap hurt and rejected. Overwhelmed by a brilliant Broadway reception, Gardoni neglects his wife for Kitty Parker, an adventuress, and though Hap knows of it, he does not tell Marie. Then, scorned by Kitty, Gardoni dies tragically. Hap turns to Marie for support, and under her guidance he proves himself to be a brilliant comedian.
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