Movie: Painted Faces

Top 8 Billed Cast

Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown

Hermann / Beppo

Helen Foster
Helen Foster

Nancy

Dorothy Gulliver
Dorothy Gulliver

Babe Barnes

Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker

District Attorney

Purnell Pratt
Purnell Pratt

Foreman of Jury

Mabel Julienne Scott
Mabel Julienne Scott

Mrs. Warren - Nervous Woman Jury Member

Barton Hepburn
Barton Hepburn

Buddy Barton

Lester Cole
Lester Cole

Roderick

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    After a vaudeville performer is murdered backstage, framed-up evidence lead the police to arrest a troupe member. At his trial, Hermann, a Scandinavian clown known as Beppo, is the lone juror holding out against conviction and pleading for his innocence and acquittal.

  • Release Date

    1929-11-19

  • Average

    5.4

  • Rating:

    2.7 starts
  • Tagline

    Laughs-Thrills-Tears In the Love Story of a Clown Acrobat Who Took a Heart Tumble.

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