Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)

LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH  (1928)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Herbert Brenon
    Lon Chaney, Loretta Young, Nils Asther,
    Bernard Siegel, Cissy Fitzgerald, Gwen Lee
Chaney plays a clown who takes in a foundling who grows into a beautiful woman with whom he falls in love. Needless to say, there's no happy ending for the clown. Highlight: Chaney and Nils Asther going to the same psychologist, one because he can't stop crying, the other because he can't stop laughing. There's more old-school miming in this than in most other silent films. It's effectively a celebration of the art of mime. 15-year-old Loretta Young, in her first significant movie role, plays the girl.