---
title: 'The Painted Angel (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Millard Webb'
released: '1929-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-painted-angel-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020254/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Painted Angel (1929)

1929 · Music · United States


## Synopsis

The Painted Angel is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film directed by Millard Webb and starring Billie Dove and Edmund Lowe. Adapted for the screen by Forrest Halsey, the film was based on a short story by Fannie Hurst titled "Give This Little Girl a Hand," which originally appeared in Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan in 1928. The film is known as La favorita di Broadway in Italy. The tagline used to advertise the film was: Do you want to know the Truth about Night Club Hostesses?

## Credits

- **Director:** [Millard Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/millard-webb)
- **Screenplay:** [Forrest Halsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/forrest-halsey)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alois Reiser](https://cinepixo.com/people/alois-reiser)
- **Director of Photography:** [John F. Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-seitz)

## Cast

- [Billie Dove](https://cinepixo.com/people/billie-dove)

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