Laughing at Life (1933)
1933 · Feature film · 60 min · dir. Ford Beebe
A Soldier of Fortune-A Price on his head!
- Adventure
- Drama
Synopsis
Easter, a soldier of fortune and gunrunner, leaves his family behind escaping from the authorities and an American detective named Mason. His globe hopping escape leads him finally to South America, where he is hired to organize a band of revolutionaries, unaware that they plan to eliminate him when his job is done. Here, also, he encounters his own son, on track to waste his own life in pursuits similar to Easter's.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Ford Beebe
- Writer
- Ford Beebe
- Studio
- Mascot Pictures
- Released
- 1933-07-12
- Running time
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Ford Beebe Director
Victor McLaglen
Conchita Montenegro
William 'Stage' Boyd
Noah Beery
Regis Toomey
Ruth Hall
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Dewey Robinson
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · comedy adventure · cashel · 2004-04-15
Victor McLagen is the star and gives a lively performance. This is not a film for the critic. Please no nit-picking. Just sit back ,enjoy the good company, laugh and be in a happy mood at the end..Not recommended for sophisticated people ,.
★★★★★ · Victor McLaglen's Star Quality · ridetheory · 2004-04-18
What a charismatic performance from Victor McLaglen! Imagine an actor with the physique of John Wayne, and the charm of Cary Grant -- that's McLaglen. In 1935, two years after making "Laugh at Life", he won the Best Actor Oscar for "The Informer", but even in this corny adventure yarn, you can see his star quality.
★★★★★ · an excellent adventure · WildWest · 2005-10-15
I enjoyed and related to the story.
★★★★★ · Okay · jimelena · 2005-12-19
No complaints, it's okay. People that seem to connect with this movie really get a lot out of it. So click and watch maybe you will connect.
★★★ · Just couldn't enjoy it · OleMovieWatcher · 2005-10-01
I just can't agree with the others. The story and the acting were just mediocre at best. It was almost painful to watch.
★★★ · Attention Getter · Donavan Blue · 2006-03-04
The scenes change frequently, so this movie works for those souls with short attention spans. One enjoys the action, and the subtle humour that intervenes from time to time. The acting is adequate.
