Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)

Tito Beppi: [Last Lines] The comedy... is... ended!
[Flik/Tito dies onstage in Simon's arms]
Young girl: [watching from offstage] That's Flik on the floor.
Young boy: [watching from offstage] He's playing that he's dead.

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Herbert Brenon reportedly loved to pick on and ridicule a 14-year-old Loretta Young in her first big role, but was civil with her whenever Lon Chaney was present on the set. Chaney noticed this and never left her side, even if his character wasn't needed for shooting that day. He directed her throughout the shoot and became her surrogate father on the project. "I shall be beholden to that sensitive, sweet man until I die," said Young of Chaney.
Originally named as one of three films nominated for "Title Writing" in the first year of the Academy's nominations, then exposed as a mere selection amongst over fifty films - the writers were nominated and not for any film title - the nominating was for their year's work, not their work on any particular film.This was supposedly Lon Chaney's favorite film role.
Copyright records indicate the movie had sound, but this has not been verified.
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