Painted Faces 1929
"Laughs-Thrills-Tears In the Love Story of a Clown Acrobat Who Took a Heart Tumble."
Overview
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.
Director: Albert S. Rogell
Cast
Joe E. Brown
Hermann / Beppo
Helen Foster
Nancy
Dorothy Gulliver
Babe Barnes
Richard Tucker
District Attorney
Purnell Pratt
Foreman of Jury
Mabel Julienne Scott
Mrs. Warren - Nervous Woman Jury Member
Barton Hepburn
Buddy Barton
Lester Cole
Roderick