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Painted Faces (1929)

Painted Faces poster
Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A performer gets tangled up in a mystery involving a stolen item. The story plays out with comedic twists and a stage setting.

lightheartedmysteriousstagedwhimsicaldatedcomedicsuspensefulplayful

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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