''Is My Face Red?'' is a 1932 American

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directed by William A. Seiter and written by Ben Markson and

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. The film stars Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez,

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, Robert Armstrong and

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. It was released on June 17, 1932 by RKO Pictures.

Plot

Cast

* Helen Twelvetrees as Peggy Bannon * Ricardo Cortez as William Poster *

as Mildred Huntington * Robert Armstrong as Ed Maloney *

as Bee, Poster's Secretary *

Zasu Pitts Zasu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas, including Erich von Stroheim's epic 1924 silent film ''Greed'', and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the ...

as Morning Gazette Telephone Operator *

Clarence Muse Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, singer, and composer. He was the first African American to appear in a starring role in a film, 1929's ''Hearts in Dixie''. He acted for ...

as Horatio *

Sidney Toler Sidney Toler (born Hooper G. Toler Jr., April 28, 1874 – February 12, 1947) was an American actor, playwright, and theatre director. The second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen, he is best remembered for his ...

as Tony Mugatti * Fletcher Norton as Angelo Spinello

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* * * * 1932 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films RKO Pictures films Films directed by William A. Seiter Films scored by Max Steiner 1932 drama films American drama films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub