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Laughter in Hell

  • 1933
  • Passed
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Gloria Stuart in Laughter in Hell (1933)
CrimeDramaRomance

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.

  • Director
    • Edward L. Cahn
  • Writers
    • Tom Reed
    • Jim Tully
  • Stars
    • Pat O'Brien
    • Gloria Stuart
    • Merna Kennedy
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    65
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward L. Cahn
    • Writers
      • Tom Reed
      • Jim Tully
    • Stars
      • Pat O'Brien
      • Gloria Stuart
      • Merna Kennedy
    • 4User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Pat O'Brien
    Pat O'Brien
    • Barney Slaney
    Gloria Stuart
    Gloria Stuart
    • Lorraine
    Merna Kennedy
    Merna Kennedy
    • Marybelle Evans
    Tom Brown
    Tom Brown
    • Barton
    Berton Churchill
    Berton Churchill
    • Mike Slaney
    Lew Kelly
    • Mileaway
    Tommy Conlon
    Tommy Conlon
    • Barney as a Boy
    Arthur Vinton
    Arthur Vinton
    • Grover Perkins
    Mickey Bennett
    Mickey Bennett
    • Grover as a Boy
    Clarence Muse
    Clarence Muse
    • Abraham Jackson
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • Ed Perkins
    Dick Winslow
    Dick Winslow
    • Ed Perkins, as a boy
    Rollo Lloyd
    Rollo Lloyd
    • Zeb
    Noel Madison
    Noel Madison
    • Brownfield
    Tom Ricketts
    Tom Ricketts
    • Judge
    William H. Turner
    William H. Turner
    • I.N. Tree
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Construction Boss
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Billings
    • Chain Gang Member
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    • Director
      • Edward L. Cahn
    • Writers
      • Tom Reed
      • Jim Tully
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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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    • 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(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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