'The Painted Angel' is a 1929 black and white American film. The storyline is based on a story by Fannie Hurst

Fannie Hurst

Fannie Hurst was an American novelist. Although her books are not well remembered today, during her lifetime some of her more famous novels were Stardust , Lummox , A President is Born , Back Street , and Imitation of Life...

. "Give the Little Girl a Hand" The film is known as La favorita di Broadway in Italy. The tagline was: Do you want to know the Truth about NIGHT CLUB HOSTESSES?

This film is believed lost http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefirstnational.html. The UCLA Film and Television Archives only hold seven of the original eight sound discs for the film. The Vitaphone production reels #3629-3635 and 3643. In a separately filmed trailer, Billie Dove talks to the audience about the picture. In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used. The film reel was 1972 m (7 reels) in length.

Cast

• Billie Dove
  Billie Dove
  Billie Dove was an American actress.-Early life and career:She was born as Bertha Bohny in New York City to Charles and Bertha Bohny who were Swiss immigrants. As a teen, she worked as a model to help support her family and was hired at the age of 15 by Florenz Ziegfeld to appear in his Ziegfeld...
  
   - Mamie Hudler / Rodeo West
• Edmund Lowe
  Edmund Lowe
  Edmund Dantes Lowe was an American actor. His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film. He was born in San Jose, California.-Film career:...
  
   - Brood
• George MacFarlane - Oldfield
• Cissy Fitzgerald
  Cissy Fitzgerald
  Cissy Fitzgerald was an English-American vaudeville actress, dancer and singer who appeared in numerous silent and sound movies. She made her first movie almost at the beginning of film in 1896 appearing in a self titled short film shot by Thomas Edison...
  
   - Ma Hudler
• J. Farrell MacDonald
  J. Farrell MacDonald
  Joseph Farrell MacDonald was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. MacDonald, who was sometimes billed as "John Farrell Macdonald", "J.F...
  
   - Pa Hudler
• Norman Selby - Jule
• Nellie Bly Baker - Sippie
• Will Stanton - Joe
• Douglas Gerrard
  Douglas Gerrard
  Douglas Gerrard was an Irish actor and film director of the silent and early sound era. He appeared in 116 films between 1913 and 1949. He also directed 23 films between 1916 and 1920....
  
   - Sir Harry
• Shep Camp - Mac
• Peter Higgins - Singer
• Red Stanley - Dancer

Soundtrack

• Help Yourself To Love

Music by M.K. Jerome

Lyrics by Herman Ruby

• Bride Without A Groom

Music by M.K. Jerome

Lyrics by Herman Ruby

• Only The Girl

Music by M.K. Jerome

Lyrics by Herman Ruby

• Everybody's Darling

Music by M.K. Jerome

Lyrics by Herman Ruby

• That Thing

Music by M.K. Jerome

Lyrics by Herman Ruby

External links

• The Painted Angel (1929) New York Times profile
• Image of the production of The Painted Angel, 1929
• The Painted Angel profile Filmval.se