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Laughter in Hell

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
63
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Gloria Stuart in Laughter in Hell (1933)
  • Crime
  • Drama
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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
63
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Edward L. Cahn
  • Writers
    • Tom Reed(screenplay)
    • Jim Tully(book "Laughter In Hell")
  • Stars
    • Pat O'Brien
    • Gloria Stuart
    • Merna Kennedy
Top credits
  • Director
    • Edward L. Cahn
  • Writers
    • Tom Reed(screenplay)
    • Jim Tully(book "Laughter In Hell")
  • Stars
    • Pat O'Brien
    • Gloria Stuart
    • Merna Kennedy
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    • 4User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Pat O'Brien
    Pat O'Brien
    • Barney Slaneyas Barney Slaney
    Gloria Stuart
    Gloria Stuart
    • Lorraineas Lorraine
    Merna Kennedy
    Merna Kennedy
    • Marybelle Evansas Marybelle Evans
    Tom Brown
    Tom Brown
    • Bartonas Barton
    Berton Churchill
    Berton Churchill
    • Mike Slaneyas Mike Slaney
    Lew Kelly
    • Mileawayas Mileaway
    Tommy Conlon
    Tommy Conlon
    • Barney as a Boyas Barney as a Boy
    Arthur Vinton
    Arthur Vinton
    • Grover Perkinsas Grover Perkins
    Mickey Bennett
    Mickey Bennett
    • Grover as a Boyas Grover as a Boy
    Clarence Muse
    Clarence Muse
    • Abraham Jacksonas Abraham Jackson
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • Ed Perkinsas Ed Perkins
    Dick Winslow
    Dick Winslow
    • Ed Perkins, as a boyas Ed Perkins, as a boy
    Rollo Lloyd
    Rollo Lloyd
    • Zebas Zeb
    Noel Madison
    Noel Madison
    • Brownfieldas Brownfield
    Tom Ricketts
    Tom Ricketts
    • Judgeas Judge
    William H. Turner
    William H. Turner
    • I.N. Treeas I.N. Tree
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Construction Bossas Construction Boss
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Billings
    • Chain Gang Memberas Chain Gang Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward L. Cahn
    • Writers
      • Tom Reed(screenplay)
      • Jim Tully(book "Laughter In Hell")
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    In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.
    • pre code film
    • lost film
    • lynching
    • based on book
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • ARE CHAIN GANG MEN REAL HEROES of ROMANCE? (Print ad- Elmira Star-Gazette ((Elmira, N. Y.)) 8 February 1933)
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Passed
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    • Trivia
      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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    • Apr 12, 2022

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Infierno en vida
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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