Laughter (1930)

Directed by

Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman must choose between a wealthy but dull husband and a carefree musician she loved in her past. The story explores love and the compromises people make for security.

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What happens

Laughter is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and starring Nancy Carroll, Fredric March and Frank Morgan. It was shot at the Astoria Studios in New York. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story. Laughter was the final film of Diane Ellis, who died in December, 1930 at the age of 20, as the result of an infection while travelling in India on her honeymoon. Fredric March later cited Laughter as one his favourites of his own films, and it was one of a few of which he retained a print. A copy has been preserved at the Library of Congress. In 1931, a German-language version called The Men Around Lucy was released starring Liane Haid and Lien Deyers. This film is considered lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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