Laughter in Hell

1933
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1h 10m

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Gloria Stuart in Laughter in Hell (1933)

In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.

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Features a graphic lynching scene which was very upsetting to many viewers, and to African Americans especially. There were some, however, who felt it a bold statement against race crimes which were still being committed in some parts of the United States.

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3/10

That Was Awkward

Laughter in Hell never seems to figure out just what kind of a movie it is. Is it a romance, a revenge story, a jail picture? It hops around willy-nilly without sufficient binding in between. Some of the scenes are incredibly awkward too, especially the one where Pat O'Brien reveals to his father that he has just murdered his arch rival, the man who had been sleeping with his wife. The father doesn't react. He just keeps rocking back and forth in his rocking hair, with his back to the camera. Then O'Brien continues; he has also killed his wife. The father pops up with a start! "You did what?!?" As if it is fine to have a murderous son, as long as he isn't murdering women.