The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923 film by Wallace Worsley · Released 1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 American drama film starring Lon Chaney, directed by Wallace Worsley, and produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg. The supporting cast includes Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Nigel de Brulier and Brandon Hurst. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film was the studio's "Super Jewel" of 1923 and was their most successful silent film, grossing $3.5 million. The film premiered on September 2, 1923, at the Astor Theatre in New York, New York then went into release on September 6.
Cast ages at release (1923)
- Lon Chaney, as Quasimodo: 39–40
- Patsy Ruth Miller, as Esmeralda: 18–19
- Norman Kerry, as Phoebus de Chateaupers: 28–29
- Nigel De Brulier, as Dom Claude: 45–46
- Brandon Hurst, as Jehan: 56–57
- Ernest Torrence, as Clopin: 44–45
- Tully Marshall, as King Louis XI: 58–59
- Raymond Hatton, as Gringoire: 35–36
- Eulalie Jensen, as Marie: 38–39
- Kate Lester, as Madame de Gondelaurier: 65–66
- Winifred Bryson, as Fleur de Lys: 30–31
- Harry von Meter, as Monsieur Neufchatel: 51–52
- Nick De Ruiz, as Monsieur le Torteru: 51–52
- Ray Myers, as Charmolue's assistant: 33–34
- Gladys Brockwell, as Sister Gudule: 29–30
- John Cossar, as Judge of the Court: 64–65
- Edwin Wallock, as King's Chamberlain: 45–46
- Louise LaPlanche, as a young Gypsy girl: 3–4