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Directed by | Harlan Thompson |
Produced by | B. P. Schulberg |
Written by |
István Békeffy (play) Harlan Thompson |
Starring |
Cary Grant Helen Mack Genevieve Tobin |
Music by |
Ralph Rainger John Leipold Tom Satterfield |
Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time
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78 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Kiss and Make-Up is a 1934 romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant as a doctor who specializes in making women beautiful. Helen Mack and Genevieve Tobin play his romantic entanglements. The film was based on the play Kozmetika by István Békeffy . All of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1934 were cast in roles in the film.
Andre Sennwald of The New York Times labelled the film a "first-class lingerie bazaar and a third-class entertainment, though he thought that Grant had brought much liveliness to the part. Winthrop Sargent of Variety thought that Grant performed well as the doctor, but thought that he and E. E. Horton overplayed their parts "too strongly for laughs". Pauline Kael later praised Grant's performance, and thought that he had used his skills developed in vaudeville to good use in the film, displaying a "sense of fun" with "confident, full-hearted exhibitionism".