Laugh, Clown, Laugh
What did he hide behind his painted smile?
1928 | 74m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Herbert Brenon |
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| Writer: | Elizabeth Meehan, Tom Cushing, David Belasco |
| Staring: |
| A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 14, 1928 |
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| Director: | Herbert Brenon |
| Writer: | Elizabeth Meehan, Tom Cushing, David Belasco |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | marriage proposal, sadness, clown, count, love, tragedy, older man younger woman relationship, devotion, foundling, traveling circus, silent film, pearl necklace, unspoken love, laughter, hopelessness, internal conflict, difficult choice, father daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $293,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lon Chaney | Tito Beppi |
| Bernard Siegel | Simon |
| Loretta Young | Simonetta |
| Cissy Fitzgerald | Giancinta |
| Nils Asther | Count Luigi Ravelli |
| Gwen Lee | Lucretia |
| Robert Brower | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Julie DeValora | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Helena Dime | Lady at Luigi's Party (uncredited) |
| Leo Feodoroff | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Frankie Genardi | Little Boy at Tito's Death (uncredited) |
| Lilliana Genardi | Little Girl at Tito's Death (uncredited) |
| Betsy Ann Hisle | Little Girl at Tito's Death (uncredited) |
| Emmett King | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Carl M. Leviness | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Mickey McBan | Oldest Boy at Tito's Death (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Cedric Gibbons | Set Designer |
| H. Scott Salinas | Original Music Composer |
| Elizabeth Meehan | Writer |
| Marie Halvey | Editor |
| Herbert Brenon | Director |
| Tom Cushing | Writer |
| David Belasco | Writer |
| Ray Lissner | Assistant Director |
| Will Sheldon | Assistant Director |
| Alfred Adeline | Stunt Double |
| Gilbert Clark | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Hilda Nelson | Stand In |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Herbert Brenon | Producer |
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