Laugh, Clown, Laugh · LeviOsa

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Laugh, Clown, Laugh · LeviOsa

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What did he hide behind his painted smile?

Drama1h 14m

🍅92%

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92%

Tomatometer

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92%

Popcornmeter

7.4

TMDB

Storyline

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.

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Details

DirectorHerbert Brenon

ReleasedApr 14, 1928

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$293K

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Tito Beppi

Bernard Siegel

Bernard Siegel

Simon

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Simonetta

Cissy Fitzgerald

Cissy Fitzgerald

Giancinta

Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Count Luigi Ravelli

Gwen Lee

Gwen Lee

Lucretia

Robert Brower

Robert Brower

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Julie DeValora

Nurse (uncredited)

Helena Dime

Lady at Luigi's Party (uncredited)

Leo Feodoroff

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frankie Genardi

Little Boy at Tito's Death (uncredited)

Lilliana Genardi

Little Girl at Tito's Death (uncredited)

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Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

2 fresh · 1 rotten

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David Parkinson

RTRadio TimesApr 23, 2026

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.

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Robert E. Sherwood

RTLIFEOct 4, 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.

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Dennis Schwartz

RTDennis Schwartz Movie ReviewsOct 25, 2006

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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Information

Title

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Released

Apr 14, 1928

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 14m

Status

Released

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

'night, Mother