Laughter (1930 film)

Laughter
Directed byHarry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Written byHarry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Douglas Z. Doty (also story)
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Donald Ogden Stewart
Produced byMonta Bell
StarringNancy Carroll
Fredric March
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byHelene Turner
Music byVernon Duke (uncredited)
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • September 25, 1930 (1930-09-25)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Laughter is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and starring Nancy Carroll, Fredric March and Frank Morgan.[1] It was shot at the Astoria Studios in New York.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story.[2]

A copy has been preserved at the Library of Congress.[3]

In 1931, a German-language version called The Men Around Lucy was released starring Liane Haid and Lien Deyers. This film is considered lost.

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Laughter
  2. ^ Osborne, Robert (1994). 65 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards. London: Abbeville Press. p. 27. ISBN 1-55859-715-8.
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.101 c.1978 by the American Film Institute