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Lon Chaney, Sr.

 

 

LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH

 

MGM, 1928.  Directed by Herbert Brenon.  Camera:  James Wong Howe.  With Lon Chaney, Sr., Loretta Young, Bernard Siegel, Cissy FitzGerald, Nils Asther, Gwen Lee.

   

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Tito, a clown, adopts a girl whom he names Simonetta.  The girl matures into an attractive woman, desired by Luigi, a wealthy nobleman.

On the eve of her marriage, Simonetta learns that Tito loves her, and she responds, presumably, to avoid hurting him, by declaring that she returns his love.

That night, disbelieving her, Tito falls while practicing a familiar trick—sliding down a tight wire—thus freeing Simonetta to marry the count.

(In an alternative—happy—ending, Tito survives his fall, Simonetta marries Luigi, and they all remain close friends.)

American Film Institute Catalog

Additional photos courtesy of Gary

 
           
 
 
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