Painted Faces
Laughs-Thrills-Tears In the Love Story of a Clown Acrobat Who Took a Heart Tumble.
1929 · 1h 14m · Passed
Crime, Mystery, Romance
Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
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.
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