Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
April 14, 1928Release Date
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
April 14, 1928Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Lon Chaney
Tito
Bernard Siegel
Simon
Loretta Young
Simonetta
Cissy Fitzgerald
Giancinta
Nils Asther
Luigi
Gwen Lee
Lucretia
Robert Brower
Stage Manager
Julie DeValora
Nurse
Helena Dime
Lady at Luigi's Party
Frankie Genardi
Little Boy at Tito's Death (uncredited)
Leo Feodoroff
Minor Role
Lilliana Genardi
Little Girl at Tito's Death (uncredited)
Herbert Brenon
Director
David Belasco
Writer
Betsy Ann Hisle
Little Girl at Tito's Death (uncredited)
Emmett King
Doctor (uncredited)
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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 a 1919 play Ridi, Pagliaccio by Fausto Maria Martini.Stills exist that 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.