Laughter (1930)
Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
“The emotion-swept romance of a modern woman who found that life without laughter is living death”
Romance, Comedy · 1h 25m
Zeigfeld Follies beauty Peggy marries an older man, C. Morton Gibson. Although she soon grows tired of their sedate life, she refuses the attentions of her longtime friend, the volatile sculptor Ralph Le Saint. When pianist Paul Lockridge arrives from Paris, he begs Peggy to run away with him to France, where they can share adventure and a full life -- but complications arise for Peggy when Gibson's attractive daughter visits.
Cast
Nancy Carroll
Peggy Gibson
Fredric March
Paul Lockridge
Frank Morgan
C. Mortimer Gibson
Glenn Anders
Ralph Le Sainte
Diane Ellis
Marjorie Gibson
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Ollie Burgoyne
Pearl, Peggy's Maid
Leonard Carey
Benham, Gibson's Butler
Eric Blore
Party Guest in Angel Costume (Uncredited)
Charles Halton
Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited)
D
Duncan Penwarden
Mr. Miller (Uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
- Screenplay
- Douglas Z. Doty, Donald Ogden Stewart, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
- Writer
- Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Director of Photography
- George J. Folsey
- Original Music Composer
- Vernon Duke
- Editor
- Helene Turner
- Producer
- Monta Bell
Details
- Release date
- 1930-09-24
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Paramount Pictures