Summary
In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
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
Brandon Hurst
Jehan
Ernest Torrence
Clopin
Tully Marshall
El Rey Luis XI
Harry von Meter
Mons. Neufchatel
Raymond Hatton
Gringoire
Nick De Ruiz
Mons. Le Torteru
Eulalie Jensen
Marie
Roy Laidlaw
Charmolu
Ray Myers
Charmolu's Assistant
William Parke
Josephus
Gladys Brockwell
Sister Gudule
John Cossar
Judge of the Court
Edwin Wallock
King's Chamberlain
Fred Behrle
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Joe Bonomo
(uncredited)
Earl Gordon Bostwick
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Helen Broneau
(uncredited)
C.E. Collins
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Jim Collins
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Harry De Vere
(uncredited)
Louise Emmons
Old Woman on Staircase (uncredited)
Charles Farrell
(uncredited)
Al Ferguson
(uncredited)
Max Garnetz
(uncredited)
John George
(uncredited)
Eva Gordon
Casare Gravina (uncredited)
John Gough
Prisoner in Torture Chamber (uncredited)
Cesare Gravina
(uncredited)
Marion Gray
Woman at Ball (uncredited)
Charles Haefeli
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Fred Herzog
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Karl Holl
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Alfred Hollingsworth
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Harry Holman
Fat Man (uncredited)
Al Hoxie
Soldier (uncredited)
Jay Hunt
(uncredited
Arthur Hurni
(uncredited)
Paul Hurst
Emeralda's Torturer (uncredited)
John Impolito
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Gladys Johnston
Bit Role (uncredited)
Bob Kortman
Hook-Hand (uncredited)
Louise La Planche
Baby Esmeralda (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
(uncredited)
Eva Lewis
(uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln
(uncredited)
William Lloyd
Priest Escorting Rey Luis XI (uncredited)
Eric Mack
(uncredited)
Andy MacLennan
Bit Role (uncredited)
Albert MacQuarrie
(uncredited)
George MacQuarrie
(uncredited)
Harry Mann
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Alex Manuel
(uncredited)
Louis Miller
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Dorothy Mueller
Townswoman (uncredited)
William O'Rourke
Bit Part (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Albert Prisco
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Mabel Richardson
(uncredited)
Walter Rodgers
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Gilbert Roland
Extra (uncredited)
Eugene H. Roth
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Lou Salter
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Nick Shaid
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Jane Sherman
(uncredited)
Lydia Yeamans Titus
(uncredited)
Rene Traveletti
(uncredited)
Pearl Tupper
(uncredited)
Robert Wahlberg
(uncredited)
Malcolm Waite
(uncredited)
Fred Walker
Bit Role (uncredited)
Fanny Warren
Beggar Woman (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Wallace Worsley
Adaptation
Perley Poore Sheehan
Novel
Victor Hugo
Scenario Writer
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Writer
Chester L. Roberts
Reviews
Geronimo1967
June 6, 2022
7
I reckon that this has to be the saddest of all love stories ever written - in any language! Although top billing goes to the pathetically grotesque Lon Chaney as the bell-ringer "Quasimodo", I think the plaudits must go to Patsy Ruth Miller as the persecuted gypsy "Esmerelda" in this 1923 adaptation of Victor Hugo's story. The score is hauntingly effective as both battle prejudice, jealousy and enmity from high and low society; with plots for revolution against the rather despotic rule of Louis XI never far from the theme. Chaney's make up is not great, even by the standards of the day, and it would not look out of place in a "Tarzan" film, but that matters little to the wonderfully evocative efforts from director Wallace Worsley to enshrine this classical story of lust, power and sadness to film, with a narrative that emphasises more of the emotional aspects of the story than many of it's successors. Particularly effective is the use of light and staging (partly Parisian, partly Californian) too. 2¼ hours may look long, but this positively flies by - rarely, if ever, making you want it to hurry up. Great stuff.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
Budget:
$1,250,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00
