---
title: 'Laughter in Hell (1933)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward L. Cahn'
released: '1933-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 70
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/laughter-in-hell-1933'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024247/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Laughter in Hell (1933)

1933 · 70 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Laughter in Hell is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Pat O'Brien. The film's title was typical of the sensationalistic titles of many Pre-Code films. Adapted from the 1932 novel of the same name by Jim Tully, the film was inspired in part by I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang and was part of a series of films depicting men in chain gangs following the success of that film. O'Brien plays a railroad engineer who kills his wife and her lover in a jealous rage and is sent to prison. The movie received a mixed review in The New York Times upon its release. Although long considered lost, the film was recently preserved and was screened at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood, Los Angeles, in October 2012.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward L. Cahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-l-cahn)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-reed)
- **Producer:** [Carl Laemmle Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-laemmle-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Stumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-stumar)
- **Editor:** [Philip Cahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-cahn)

## Cast

- [Pat O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-o-brien)
- [Richard Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-alexander)
- [Douglass Dumbrille](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglass-dumbrille)
- [Tom Ricketts](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-ricketts)
- [Pat Harmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-harmon)
- [Walter Long](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-long)
- [Berton Churchill](https://cinepixo.com/people/berton-churchill)
- [Tom Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-brown)
- [Clarence Muse](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-muse)
- [Bob Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-reeves)
- [Gloria Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-stuart)
- [Mary Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-gordon)
- [Charles K. French](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-k-french)

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