Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 10m

Laughter in Hell

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Director
Edward L. Cahn
Cast
Pat O'Brien as Barney Slaney Tommy Conlon as Barney as a Boy Merna Kennedy as Marybelle Evans Berton Churchill as Mike Slaney Gloria Stuart as Lorraine Tom Brown as Barton
Crew
John Stumar — Director of Photography Jim Tully — Writer Tom Reed — Writer Carl Laemmle Jr. — Producer
Tagline

ARE CHAIN GANG MEN REAL HEROES of ROMANCE?

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
pre-codelynching
Key Collaborators
Edward L. Cahn Director John Stumar Director of Photography Jim Tully Writer Tom Reed Writer Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer
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