Laugh, Clown, Laugh
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh is a 1928 silent drama film starring Lon Chaney as a tragic circus clown torn between love and duty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laugh, Clown, Laugh canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Cedric Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Italian play by Fausto Maria Martini
ⓘ
play "Ridi, Pagliaccio" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Count Luigi Ravelli – Nils Asther
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simonetta – Loretta Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Tito Beppi – Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | James Wong Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Andre-Ani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Herbert Brenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| distributor |
Loew's Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| era | late silent era ⓘ |
| featuresProfession | clown ⓘ |
| featuresSettingType | traveling circus ⓘ |
| filmEditingBy | Ben Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Culver City, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Ridi, Pagliaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Lon Chaney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loretta Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Nils Asther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
melodrama
ⓘ
romance ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty versus desire
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Count Luigi Ravelli
NERFINISHED
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Simonetta NERFINISHED ⓘ Tito Beppi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Axt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Lon Chaney performance as tragic clown ⓘ |
| partOf | Lon Chaney filmography ⓘ |
| producer | Irving G. Thalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1928-02-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 72 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles E. Whittaker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Meehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | circus ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary to 1920s ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.