Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) |
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| Director(s) | Herbert Brenon |
| Producer(s) | Irving Thalberg, Herbert Brenon |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Silent Films |
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Lon Chaney(as Tito Beppi)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Released
1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Released
1928
Lon Chaney
(as Tito Beppi)
Loretta Young(as Simonetta)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Released
1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Released
1928
Loretta Young
(as Simonetta)
Nils Asther(as Count Luigi Ravelli)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Released
1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Released
1928
Nils Asther
(as Count Luigi Ravelli)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh Overview:
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) was a Drama - Silent Films Film directed by Herbert Brenon and produced by Irving Thalberg and Herbert Brenon.
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh Quotes:
Tito Beppi:
[Last Lines] The comedy... is... ended!
[Flik/Tito dies onstage in Simon's arms]
Young girl: [watching from offstage] That's Flik on the floor.
Young boy: [watching from offstage] He's playing that he's dead.
See More Quotes from Laugh, Clown, Laugh[Flik/Tito dies onstage in Simon's arms]
Young girl: [watching from offstage] That's Flik on the floor.
Young boy: [watching from offstage] He's playing that he's dead.
Laugh, Clown, Laugh Facts
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Originally named as one of three films nominated for "Title Writing" in the first year of the Academy's nominations, then exposed as a mere selection amongst over fifty films - the writers were nominated and not for any film title - the nominating was for their year's work, not their work on any particular film.This was supposedly Lon Chaney's favorite film role.
The song "Laugh Clown Laugh", with music by Ted Fio Rito and lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe Young, did much to make this movie a hit when it rose to #1 on the 1928 hit parade.
Copyright records indicate the movie had sound, but this has not been verified.
The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 28 November 1923, and had 133 performances. The cast included Lionel Barrymore as Tito Beppi, Ian Keith as Luigi Ravelli and Irene Fenwick as Simonetta. The play itself was based on "Ridi, Pagliaccio" by Fausto Maria Martini.
All extant prints are missing reel 4.