marriage proposal,sadness,clown,count,love,tragedy,older man younger woman relationship,devotion,foundling,traveling circus,silent film,pearl necklace,unspoken love,laughter,hopelessness,internal conflict,difficult choice,raised like own child,father daughter relationship

Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)

Poster for Laugh, Clown, Laugh

What did he hide behind his painted smile?

A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.

Cast & Crew

Director
Herbert Brenon
  • Profile picture of Lon Chaney
    Tito Beppi Lon Chaney
  • Profile picture of Bernard Siegel
    Simon Bernard Siegel
  • Profile picture of Loretta Young
    Simonetta Loretta Young
  • Profile picture of Cissy Fitzgerald
    Giancinta Cissy Fitzgerald
  • Profile picture of Nils Asther
    Count Luigi Ravelli Nils Asther
  • Profile picture of Gwen Lee
    Lucretia Gwen Lee
  • Profile picture of Robert Brower
    Stage Manager (uncredited) Robert Brower
  • Profile picture of Betsy Ann Hisle
    Little Girl at Tito's Death (uncredited) Betsy Ann Hisle

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Keywords

  • marriage proposal
  • sadness
  • clown
  • count
  • love
  • tragedy
  • older man younger woman relationship
  • devotion
  • foundling
  • traveling circus
  • silent film
  • pearl necklace
  • unspoken love
  • laughter
  • hopelessness
  • internal conflict
  • difficult choice
  • raised like own child
  • father daughter relationship