The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923
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2h 13m

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Lon Chaney and Patsy Ruth Miller in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

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In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.

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7.2/10

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Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination

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Lon Chaney

Quasimodo

Patsy Ruth Miller

Esmeralda

Norman Kerry

Phoebus de Chateaupers

Kate Lester

Madame de Condelaurier

Winifred Bryson

Fleur de Lys

Nigel De Brulier

Don Claudio
(as Nigel de Brulier)

Brandon Hurst

Jehan

Ernest Torrence

Clopin
(as Ernest Torrance)

Tully Marshall

El Rey Luis XI

Harry von Meter

Mons. Neufchatel
(as Harry Van Meter)

Raymond Hatton

Gringoire

Nick De Ruiz

Mons. Le Torteru
(as Nick de Ruiz)

Eulalie Jensen

Marie

Roy Laidlaw

Charmolu

Ray Myers

Charmolu's Assistant
(as W. Ray Meyers)

William Parke

Josephus
(as William Parke Sr.)

Gladys Brockwell

Sister Gudule

John Cossar

Judge of the Court

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Trivia
Wallace Worsley Jr., son of the film's director, said that many of the extras for the massive crowd scenes were recruited in downtown Los Angeles for $1.00 a night and meals. Among them, he said, were a good number of prostitutes, who did a "considerable sideline business" on the sets. Universal also hired 50 Pinkerton detectives and put them among the crowd, and their job was to catch pickpockets and various other thieves among the extras.

Goofs
After Esmeralda gives Quasimodo water (he's still chained down), the nose putty on Quasimodo's left cheek is coming loose - there's a noticeable gap between Lon Lon Chaney's face and the nose putty used to make the fake cheek.

Quotes
Quasimodo: Why was I not made of stone, like thee?

Crazy credits
Tully Marshall is billed erroneously as "El Rey Luis XI" which is Spanish for "King Louis XI". He should have been billed as "Le Roi Louis XI" which is French for "King Louis XI".

Alternate versions
Several video versions of this film exist, with running times from about 80 minutes up to the full time of the theatrical version.

Connections
Edited into Dream Slashers (2007)

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9/10

The good old story, surprisingly easy to follow.

This is the first long silent film I have ever seen, and it was much easier to follow than I had expected. How nice it is that we still have the chance to watch the old silent films!

The acting was really superb. Quasimodo and Esmeralda looked again very similar to the characters of the Dieterle version, and it was quite incredible how Lon Chaney could so easily climb up and down on the Cathedral walls with his huge hump. I was also content with Sister Gudule having her own part in this film.

In fact I was quite amazed that it was Jehan, not dom Claude who had lust for Esmeralda. It's also strange that Captain Phoebus could change so much that he really cared for the girl. Once again, I pitied Quasimodo who died after seeing the girl of his dreams embracing another man.