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The Hunchback of Notre Dame


Date: 1923
Type: Historical drama
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Black and White / Silent
Director: Wallace Worsley
Producer: Carl Laemmle
Comment/Synopsis
A gypsy girl (Patsy Ruth Miller) is drawn into a political plot and then framed for the murder of one of her suitors only to be rescude by the hunchback (Lon Chaney). This is a good version of the story and whilst some of the acting is typical silent film style there are good performances from both Lon Chaney and patsy Ruth Miller. It also benefits from some big crowd scenes. This is the classic silent version of the film that compares to the classic early sound version of 1939.
Actors
Lon Chaney
Patsy Ruth MillerPatsy Ruth Miller
Norman Kerry
Kate Lester
Winifred Bryson
Nigel De BrulierNigel de Brulier
Brandon Hurst
Earnest TorrenceErnest Torrence
Tully Marshall
Henry von Meter
Raymond Hatton
Gladys Brockwell

Oscars
None
Novel
Victor Hugo
Production
Universal