Make-Up (1937 film)

Make-Up
Directed by	Alfred Zeisler
Written by	Jeffrey Dell Reginald Long Ludwig von Wohl
Based on	Bux by Hans Mahner-Mons
Produced by	K.C. Alexander C.M. Origo
Starring	Nils Asther June Clyde Judy Kelly Lawrence Grossmith
Cinematography	Eric Cross Philip Tannura
Edited by	George Grace
Production company	Standard International
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors
Release date	28 June 1937 (1937-06-28)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Make-Up is a 1937 British drama film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Nils Asther, June Clyde and Judy Kelly. ^[1] It was a circus film made by an independent production company at Shepperton Studios. ^[2] The story is based on a novel by Hans Mahner-Mons, which had previously been adapted into the 1935 film Bux the Clown .

Plot

Born in a circus, Bux (Nils Asther) hankers after life there, but is pressurised by his family to study to become a surgeon. However, the lure of the Big Top proves too strong, and he abandons his medical career for a life as a circus clown. His clinical expertise comes in handy when attending the injuries of a young woman knocked down by an elephant, and romance beckons.

Cast

• Nils Asther as Bux
• June Clyde as Joy
• Judy Kelly as Marien Hutton
• Lawrence Grossmith as Sir Edward Hutton
• Jill Craigie as Tania
• Kenne Duncan as Lorenzo
• Lawrence Anderson as Goro
• Roddy Hughes as Mr. Greenswarter
• Johnnie Schofield as Publicity Man
• John Turnbull as Karo
• Norma Varden as Hostess
• Billy Wells as Ringmaster

References

1. "Make-up (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018.
2. Wood p.91

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Make-Up at IMDb