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Laughing Sinners is a 1931 American Pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in a story about a cafe entertainer who experiences spiritual redemption. The dialogue by Martin Flavin was based upon the play, Torch Song by Kenyon Nicholson. The film was directed by Harry Beaumont. Laughing Sinners was the second of eight cinematic collaborations between Crawford and Gable.
Original Release
05/30/1931
US Release
05/30/1931
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Crawford | Ivy Stevens / Ivy 'Bunny' Stevens |
Neil Hamilton | Howard 'Howdy' Palmer |
Clark Gable | Carl Loomis |
Marjorie Rambeau | Ruby |
Guy Kibbee | Cass Wheeler |
Cliff Edwards | Mike |
Roscoe Karns | Fred Geer |
Gertrude Short | Edna |
George Cooper | Joe |
George F. Marion | Humpty |
Directors
Writers
Kenyon Nicholson, Edith Fitzgerald, Martin Flavin, Bess Meredyth
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Crawford | Ivy Stevens / Ivy 'Bunny' Stevens |
Neil Hamilton | Howard 'Howdy' Palmer |
Clark Gable | Carl Loomis |
Marjorie Rambeau | Ruby |
Guy Kibbee | Cass Wheeler |
Cliff Edwards | Mike |
Roscoe Karns | Fred Geer |
Gertrude Short | Edna |
George Cooper | Joe |
George F. Marion | Humpty |
Bert Woodruff | Tink |
Henry Armetta | Tony |
Jack Baxley | Waiter |
Clara Blandick | Salvation Army Woman |
Sherry Hall | Poker-Playing Salesman |
Tenen Holtz | Poker-Playing Salesman |
Mary Ann Jackson | Betty |
Karen Morley | Estelle / Estelle Seldon (photo in newspaper) |
Lee Phelps | Poker-Playing Salesman |
Henry Roquemore | Man Boarding Train |