Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
April 14, 1928Release Date
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
April 14, 1928Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
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)
Joseph Farnham
Writer
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mickey McBan
Oldest Boy at Tito's Death (uncredited)
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Irving Thalberg
Producer
Marie Halvey
Editor
Elizabeth Meehan
Writer
Cedric Gibbons
Set Designer
Herbert Brenon
Producer / Director
Tom Cushing
Writer
Alfred Adeline
Stunt Double
Ray Lissner
Assistant Director
Will Sheldon
Assistant Director
Hilda Nelson
Stand In
H. Scott Salinas
Original Music Composer
David Belasco
Writer
Gilbert Clark
Wardrobe Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 14, 1928
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 14m
Budget$293,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh is a 1928 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney and Loretta Young (her film debut). The movie was directed by Herbert Brenon and produced by Irving G. Thalberg for MGM Pictures. A sound version of this film was released in the second half of 1928 and featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film was written by Elizabeth Meehan, based on the 1923 Broadway stage production Laugh, Clown, Laugh by David Belasco and Tom Cushing, which in turn was based on the 1919 play Ridi, Pagliaccio by Fausto Maria Martini.
Stills exist which show Chaney in his clown make-up. The sets were designed by Cedric Gibbons. The film was in production from December 19, 1927, to February 2, 1928, and cost $293,000 to make. The worldwide box office gross was $1,102,000.
Laugh, Clown, Laugh is readily available today on DVD. The existing print, however, is not 100% complete; it is missing reel #4, but the missing footage does not severely impact the story.
An alternate happy ending—wherein Tito survives his fall, Simonetta marries Luigi, and they all remain close friends—was shot at the studio's insistence in case some studios preferred that ending, but the footage no longer exists.