The film is based on the 1923 Broadway stage production Laugh, Clown, Laugh that starred Lionel Barrymore and his second wife Irene Fenwick in the role of Simonetta. The play by David Belasco and Tom Cushing, based on a 1919 story Ridi, Pagliaccio by , ran at the Belasco Theatre from November 28, 1923, to March 1924, for a total of 133 performances. The production also featured Lucille Kahn in a supporting role.
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh
(1928) " What did he hide behind his painted smile?"
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Runtime | 1 hr 13 min |
Budget | $293 000 |
Premiere: World | November 19, 1928 |
Premiere: USA | April 14, 1928 |
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