Make-Up is a 1937 British drama film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Nils Asther, June Clyde and Judy Kelly. It was a circus film made by an independent production company at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.91 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
Bibliography Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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