Painted Faces (1929 film)

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Painted Faces
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Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Written by Fanny Hatton
Frederic Hatton
Frances Hyland
Produced by John M. Stahl
Starring Joe E. Brown
Helen Foster
Barton Hepburn
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
CountryUnited States
Language English

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

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Synopsis

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.

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References

  1. Babington & Charles Barr p.53

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