Gardoni, a down-on-his-luck vaudeville performer, is taken in by a fellow performer, a clown who has a bicycle riding act. Gardoni shows his appreciation by stealing the clown's act and his girlfriend, whom he marries.
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Hal Skelly as Hap Brown
William Powell as Gardoni
Fay Wray as Marie Gardoni
Kay Francis as Kitty Parker
E.H. Calvert as Dawson
Paul Lukas as Boris
Agostino Borgato as Pierre
Jacques Vanaire as Valet
Jean De Briac as Sculptor
Torben Meyer as Waiter
Bob Perry as Bartender
Walter Huston as Joe in Clark & White's Office (uncredited)
Guy Oliver as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Robert Milton Director
Howard Estabrook Writer
George Manker Watters Writer
Monta Bell Producer
Charles Lang Director of Photography
Doris Drought Editor
Travis Banton Costume Design
W. Franke Harling Original Music Composer
John Leipold Original Music Composer
Mildred Cram Short Story
Dorothy Arzner Director
Henry Hathaway Director
Behind the Makeup Trailer
United States 18 January 1930
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