Laughter (1930 film)

Laughter
Laughter
Directed by	Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Written by	Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast; Douglas Z. Doty (also story); Herman J. Mankiewicz; Donald Ogden Stewart
Produced by	Monta Bell
Starring	Nancy Carroll; Fredric March
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Edited by	Helene Turner
Music by	Vernon Duke (uncredited)
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 25, 1930;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Laughter is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and starring Nancy Carroll, Fredric March and Frank Morgan.^[1] It was shot at the Astoria Studios in New York.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story.^[2]

A copy has been preserved at the Library of Congress.^[3]

In 1931, a German-language version called The Men Around Lucy was released starring Liane Haid and Lien Deyers. This film is considered lost.

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Laughter
^ Osborne, Robert (1994). 65 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards. London: Abbeville Press. p. 27. ISBN 1-55859-715-8.
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.101 c.1978 by the American Film Institute