Kiss and Make Up (1934)
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Synopsis of Kiss and Make Up
One of the least known of Cary Grant's starring vehicles, Kiss and Make Up was based on a European play by Stephen Bekeffi. Grant stars as high-priced beautician Dr. Maurice Lamar, who does so spectacular a job on his plain-jane client Eve Caron (Genevieve Tobin) that Eve's jealous husband Marcel (Edward Everett Horton) divorces her. Eve marries Maurice on the rebound, but she drives him crazy with her shallow vanity. Maurice would prefer the company of his faithful secretary Anne (Helen Mack), but she has wed the vengeful Caron! But when Anne discovers that Caron is as self-involved as Eve, she goes back to Marcel, while Eve, who started it all, quickly finds comfort in the arms of gigolo Rolando (Rafael Storm). Highlights in Kiss and Make Up includes Cary Grant's musical numbers (yes, he can sing) and a hilarious bit involving Cecil Cunningham as one of Dr. Lamar's less successful "experiments." The film also serves as a showcase for the 1934 crop of Wampas Baby Stars, including George M. Cohan's pretty daughter Helen and Jean Gale of the singing Gale Sisters. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Kiss and Make Up
- Cary Grant - Dr. Maurice Lamar
- Helen Mack - Anne
- Mona Maris - Countess Rita
- Henry Armetta - Chairman of Banquet
- Sam Ash - Plumber
- Mme. Bonita - Mme. Severac
- Jean Carmen - Maharajah's Wife
- Rita Gould - Mme. Dupont
- Toby Wing - Chairman of Claghorne
- Jacqueline Wells - Beauty Clinic Patient
- Ann Sheridan - Beauty Operator
- Gigi Parrish - Radio Listener
- Helen Cohan - Radio Announcer
- Jean Gale - Beauty Clinic Nurse
- Anne Hovey - Lady Rummond-Dray
- Lucille Lund - Magda
- Genevieve Tobin - Eve Caron
- Lucien Littlefield - Max Pascal
- Rafael Storm - Rolando
- Judith Arlen - Beauty Clinic Nurse
- André Beranger - Jean, the Valet
- Betty Bryson - Beauty Clinic Patient
- Dorothy Christy - Greta
- John Sinclair - Taxi Driver
- Katherine Williams - Vilma
- Milton Wallace - Maharajah of Baroona
- Helena Phillips Evans - Landlady
- Lu-Anne Meredith - Beauty Clinic Nurse
- Chick Collins
- Edward Everett Horton - Marcel Caron
- Doris Lloyd - Mme. Durand
- Director(s):
- Harlan Thompson
- Writer(s):
- George Marion, Jr., Jane Hinton, Harlan Thompson
- Producer(s):
- B.P. Schulberg
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