Laughing at Death

1929 film

  • Frank Howard Clark
  • Helen Gregg
Starring
  • Bob Steele
  • Natalie Joyce
CinematographyVirgil MillerEdited byDella M. KingDistributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • June 9, 1929 (1929-06-09)
Running time
60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent

Laughing at Death is a 1929 American film directed by Wallace Fox for Film Booking Offices of America. The script was written by Frank Howard Clark and Helen Gregg, and the film stars Bob Steele and Natalie Joyce.[1]

Plot

A young American college athlete meets the prince of a European country while spending time on an ocean liner over his summer vacation. The two look practically identical, and he agrees to help the prince escape a plot against him by switching places for a period of time. Trouble ensues.[2][3]

Cast

  • Bob Steele as Bob Thornton
  • Natalie Joyce as Sonia Petrovich
  • Captain Vic as Alexis
  • Kai Schmidt as Emil Orloff
  • Ethan Laidlaw as Karl Petrovich

References

  1. ^ Steele, Bob (1929), Laughing At Death, retrieved March 24, 2019
  2. ^ "13 Sep 1929, 8 - The Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695.
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Films directed by Wallace Fox
1920s
  • Trail of Courage (1928)
  • The Ridin' Renegade (1928)
  • The Avenging Rider (1928)
  • Driftin' Sands (1928)
  • Come and Get It (1929)
  • The Amazing Vagabond (1929)
  • Laughing at Death (1929)
1930s
1940s
1950s


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