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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.
Laugh, Clown, Laugh: Directed by Herbert Brenon. With Lon Chaney, Bernard Siegel, Loretta Young, Cissy Fitzgerald. A professional clown and a self-indulgent count learn to help each other with their problems, but then become romantic rivals.
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- Drama
- Herbert Brenon
- 1928-04-14
Jan 1, 2024 · A clown named Tito Beppi (Lon Chaney) adopts orphaned Simonetta (Loretta Young), and they begin to travel and perform in the circus together. As Simonetta grows into a beautiful young woman, Tito...
- 73 min
- 1000
- Tyler J. Anderson
Set against the showmanship of whimsical Italian circus life, Laugh, Clown, Laugh works principally from Chaney's moving performance and the captivating chemistry between the graceful, innocent Young and Chaney as a typically tragic, morally conflicted but essentially goodhearted clown.
- Herbert Brenon, Ray Lissner
- Lon Chaney
1h 5m. A clown named Tito Beppi (Lon Chaney) adopts orphaned Simonetta (Loretta Young), and they begin to travel and perform in the circus together. As Simonetta...
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- Herbert Brenon
- Romance, Drama
- Lon Chaney
SYNOPSIS: Tito and Simon are a traveling acrobatic clown team in Italy. One day, Tito finds a small girl tied up and abandoned by the river, apparently left by poor parents who could not afford to keep her. Tito wishes to keep her, but Simon insists that "women bring bad luck."
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As professional clowns Tito and Simon are traveling, they happen upon an abandoned child, whom they take in and name Simonetta. When Simonetta is older, she becomes a circus performer herself. One day she is looking for roses, and climbs into the garden of Count Luigi Ravelli.