The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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Category: Drama
All Genres: Drama, Horror
Release Year: 1923
Country: USA
Runtime: 133
Rating: 5.8 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Wallace Worsley
Sound: Silent
Taglines:

In the game of love, threes are wild.

Writing by: Victor Hugo - novel "Notre Dame de Paris"
Edward T. Lowe Jr. - writer
Perley Poore Sheehan - writer

Produced by: Carl Laemmle - producer
Irving Thalberg - producer (uncredited)

Cast: 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
Tully Marshall - King Louis XI
Harry von Meter - Mons. Neufchatel (as Harry Van Meter)
Raymond Hatton - Gringoire

Music: Sam Perry Heinz Roemheld
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Plot Outline: Clopin bought Esmeralda from the gypsies when she was young. Dancing in the square at the festival, Esmeralda is spotted by Jehan...
Plot: Clopin bought Esmeralda from the gypsies when she was young. Dancing in the square at the festival, Esmeralda is spotted by Jehan, the evil brother of the good archdeacon Claude Frollo. When he sets Quasimodo out to kidnap Esmeralda, Phoebus, Captain of the Guards, rescues her and captures Quasimodo. The courts sentence Quasimodo to be flogged, and the only one who will give him water while he is tied in the square is Esmeralda. After Clopin forces Esmeralda to leave Phoebus at the ball, she sends a note to Phoebus to meet her at Notre-Dame. In the garden, Phoebus is stabbed in the back by Jehan. Esmeralda is accused of stabbing Phoebus, convicted by the courts and sentenced to hang. When Esmeralda again rejects Jehan, he tells her that Phoebus is dead, even though it is not true. Clopin, Phoebus and Quasimodo all try different ways to save Esmeralda.

Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
Instead of saying a Rosanna Arquette film, it says a Rosanna Arquette Experience and instead of saying Directed by, it says Experienced by Rosanna Arquette.

Goofs: We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Revealing mistakes: After Esmeralda have given Quasimodo water (hes still chained down), the nose putty on Quasimodos left cheek is coming loose -- theres a noticeable gap between Lon Chaneys face and the nose putty used to make the fake cheek.

Trivia: There are 11 entries in the trivia list - like these:
Poor quality transfers of the film are due to the fact that the film only survives in 16mm form, mainly through Universals "Show-At-Home" film rental library. About 10-15 minutes of footage still remains missing.
Lon Chaneys make-up was his most extreme yet. A knotted wig, nose putty on the cheeks, some false teeth, and fake eye made up his visage. The final touch was a plaster hump which, contrary to popular opinion, was only about 10-15 lbs and did not cause Chaney any back problems.
A competition was held in 1923 through Universal through various Photoplay music (stock silent music) companies to come up with a theme song for the film. The winner was Maurice Baron, whose characteristic reverie "The Chimes of Notre Dame" was used as the main theme. The original cue sheet to the film came with a copy of the piece for piano, with the suggestion that it be used imperatively.