PAINTED FACES (1929) Joe E. Brown, Helen Foster & Barton Hepburn | Crime, Mystery | B&W

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hervey Libbert.

SYNOPSIS
A vaudeville performer is murdered backstage and another performer is tried for the crime.

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 & CREW
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

Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Written by Fanny Hatton, Frederic Hatton, Frances Hyland
Produced by John M. Stahl
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