Secrets of Beauty (1951)

117 mins | Drama | 1951

Director:

Erle C. Kenton

Producer:

Kroger Babb

Cinematographer:

Carl Berger

Editor:

Fred W. Berger

Production Designer:

Martin Obzina

Production Company:

Hallmark Productions, Inc.
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HISTORY

According to a 14 Dec 1950 FD article, the film was to be released as For Women Only, but the title was subsequently changed. Modern sources add Ginger Prince and Myrna Dell to the cast. According to a 19 Jan 1955 HR news item, a Cleveland group that invested in Secrets of Beauty sold their interest in the film to producer Kroger Babb. Though the film had been market tested and was released in the U.K. in 1954 under the title Why Men Leave Home, no specific American release date has been found. ...

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According to a 14 Dec 1950 FD article, the film was to be released as For Women Only, but the title was subsequently changed. Modern sources add Ginger Prince and Myrna Dell to the cast. According to a 19 Jan 1955 HR news item, a Cleveland group that invested in Secrets of Beauty sold their interest in the film to producer Kroger Babb. Though the film had been market tested and was released in the U.K. in 1954 under the title Why Men Leave Home, no specific American release date has been found.

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PERSONAL & COMPANY INDEX CREDITS
HISTORY CREDITS
CREDIT TYPE
CREDIT
General (mod):
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
14 Dec 1950
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Hollywood Reporter
22 Jan 1951
p. 6
Hollywood Reporter
29 Jan 1951
p. 5
Hollywood Reporter
2 Feb 1951
p. 12
Hollywood Reporter
9 Feb 1951
p. 14
Hollywood Reporter
6 Apr 1951
p. 7
Hollywood Reporter
19 Jan 1955
p. 10
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTORS
Mack Wright
Asst dir
PRODUCERS
Assoc prod
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photog
ART DIRECTOR
Art dir
FILM EDITOR
Film ed
COSTUMES
MUSIC
Al Glasser
Score
SOUND
DETAILS
Alternate Titles:
For Women Only
Why Men Leave Home
Release Date:
1951
Production Date:
began 25 Jan 1951 at Motion Picture Center
Physical Properties:
Sound
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
117
Length(in feet):
10,500
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Famed Hollywood makeup artist Ern Westmore reveals some of the secrets of his trade while trying to help save a marriage by giving a wife a new makeup job. ...

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Famed Hollywood makeup artist Ern Westmore reveals some of the secrets of his trade while trying to help save a marriage by giving a wife a new makeup job.

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GENRE
Genre:


Subject

Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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