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Laugh, Clown, Laugh

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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 eventually falls in love with her. Though the girl actually has eyes for the young and noble Count Ravelli (Nils Asther), she pretends to want the kindly clown because she is unwilling to break his heart. When Tito realizes that he stands in the way of her happiness, things turn tragic.

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David Parkinson Radio Times Apr 23
3/5
In her first starring role, the 15-year-old Young is enchantingly natural. But it's Chaney's command of mime—whether slapsticking with Siegel or suppressing his bruised emotions—that makes this hoary and dated melodrama so moving. Go to Full Review Robert E. Sherwood LIFE 10/04/2021
Screen actors who impersonate clowns are usually such bum comedians... Tito, the hero of Laugh, Clown, Laugh, is another of those movie mountebanks who are convincingly tragic but never in the least bit funny. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/25/2006
B
The fifteen-year-old Loretta Young (only 14 at the time of shooting) is 45-year-old Lon Chaney's leading lady. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Herbert Brenon

Director

Lon Chaney

Tito Beppi

Bernard Siegel

Simon

Loretta Young

Simonetta

Cissy Fitzgerald

Giancinta

Nils Asther

Count Luigi Ravelli
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Synopsis 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 eventually falls in love with her. Though the girl actually has eyes for the young and noble Count Ravelli (Nils Asther), she pretends to want the kindly clown because she is unwilling to break his heart. When Tito realizes that he stands in the way of her happiness, things turn tragic.
Director
Herbert Brenon
Producer
Herbert Brenon, Irving Thalberg
Screenwriter
Elizabeth Meehan, Joseph Farnham, Elizabeth Meehan
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Romance, Drama
Runtime
1h 5m