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Status
Released
Release
1928
Runtime
1h 14m
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"What did he hide behind his painted smile?"
A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.
16 Cast Members
Lon Chaney
Tito Beppi
Bernard Siegel
Simon
Loretta Young
Simonetta
Cissy Fitzgerald
Giancinta
Nils Asther
Count Luigi Ravelli
Gwen Lee
Lucretia
Robert Brower
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Julie DeValora
Nurse (uncredited)
Helena Dime
Lady at Luigi's Party (uncredited)
Leo Feodoroff
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frankie Genardi
Little Boy at Tito's Death (uncredited)
Lilliana Genardi
Little Girl at Tito's Death (uncredited)
Betsy Ann Hisle
Little Girl at Tito's Death (uncredited)
Emmett King
Doctor (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mickey McBan
Oldest Boy at Tito's Death (uncredited)
