Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)

Tito Beppi: [Last Lines] The comedy... is... ended!
[Flik/Tito dies onstage in Simon's arms]
Young girl: [watching from offstage] That's Flik on the floor.
Young boy: [watching from offstage] He's playing that he's dead.

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The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 28 November 1923, and had 133 performances. The cast included Lionel Barrymore as Tito Beppi, Ian Keith as Luigi Ravelli and Irene Fenwick as Simonetta. The play itself was based on "Ridi, Pagliaccio" by Fausto Maria Martini.
Copyright records indicate the movie had sound, but this has not been verified.
Originally named as one of three films nominated for "Title Writing" in the first year of the Academy's nominations, then exposed as a mere selection amongst over fifty films - the writers were nominated and not for any film title - the nominating was for their year's work, not their work on any particular film.This was supposedly Lon Chaney's favorite film role.
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