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Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)

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Fifteen-year-old Loretta Young is 45-year-old Lon Chaney's winsome leading lady in Laugh, Clown, Laugh. Based on the war-horse stage piece by David Belasco and Tom Cushing, the film casts Chaney as (what else?) an aging circus clown, who adopts an orphaned girl and falls in love with her when… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Romance, Classics
In Theaters
Apr 14, 1928 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The fifteen-year-old Loretta Young (only 14 at the time of shooting) is 45-year-old Lon Chaney's leading lady.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    Great acting from Cheney, but other than that, the story is predictable. It's that old story of a guy who just happens to find a young girl, raises her like a daughter and then falls in love with her when she is older. The ending was really good too. Overall, it's a… More

  • El Hombre I


    This is one of Chaney's best. He's phenomenal in projecting emotion from one second to the next portraying a clown who must suppress his love for his adopted daughter who is now a grown woman. The tragic story is very moving, so along with that, horror fans may find little… More

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