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Make-Up (1937 film)

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'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

Plot



Born in a circus, Bux (Nils Asther) hankers after life there, but is pressurisedby 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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