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Make-Up (1937 film)

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Make-Up
Directed byAlfred Zeisler
Written by
Based onBux by Hans Mahner-Mons
Produced by
  • K.C. Alexander
  • C.M. Origo
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byGeorge Grace
Production
company
Standard International
Distributed byAssociated British Film Distributors
Release date
  • 28 June 1937 (1937-06-28)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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References

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

Bibliography

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