Laughter in Hell

1933
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1h 10m

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In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.

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7.1/10

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Features a graphic lynching scene which was very upsetting to many viewers, and to African Americans especially. There were some, however, who felt it a bold statement against race crimes which were still being committed in some parts of the United States.

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6/10

Same Joke As The Last 400 Times

It's a chain gang movie with a miscast Pat O'Brien in the lead. Grim. Very grim. The big set-piece involves hanging four men. Also, the editing for story is as botched as you can imagine, as the whole thing wraps up with a happy ending in fifteen seconds when you're expecting more story.

It's like the suits said sorry, folks, this is not a John Stahl picture, so we're capping it at 70 minutes and sticking on a happy ending. Clarence Muse steals the picture, as he so often did. It makes I WAS A PRISONER FROM A CHAIN GANG seem like a comedy for most of its length. Glad I saw it, but I never want to see any of it again.

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