Laughter

Laughter

85 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 24, 1930

Zeigfeld Follies beauty Peggy marries an older man, C. Morton Gibson. Although she soon grows tired of their sedate life, she refuses the attentions of her longtime friend, the volatile sculptor Ralph Le Saint. When pianist Paul Lockridge arrives from Paris, he begs Peggy to run away with him to France, where they can share adventure and a full life -- but complications arise for Peggy when Gibson's attractive daughter visits.

Laughter

85 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 24, 1930

Laughter
Zeigfeld Follies beauty Peggy marries an older man, C. Morton Gibson. Although she soon grows tired of their sedate life, she refuses the attentions of her longtime friend, the volatile sculptor Ralph Le Saint. When pianist Paul Lockridge arrives from Paris, he begs Peggy to run away with him to France, where they can share adventure and a full life -- but complications arise for Peggy when Gibson's attractive daughter visits.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Paramount
Original title Laughter
Directors Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Writers Douglas Z. Doty, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Donald Ogden Stewart

Cast

Nancy Carroll

as Peggy Gibson

Fredric March

as Paul Lockridge

Frank Morgan

as C. Mortimer Gibson

Glenn Anders

as Ralph Le Sainte

Diane Ellis

as Marjorie Gibson

Ollie Burgoyne

as Pearl, Peggy's Maid

Leonard Carey

as Benham, Gibson's Butler

Eric Blore

as Party Guest in Angel Costume (Uncredited)

Charles Halton

as Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited)

Duncan Penwarden

as Mr. Miller (Uncredited)