laugh and clown laugh release in 1928 and star the legendary lon chaney a a circus clown name tito . tito have raise a foundling ( a young and beautiful loretta young ) to adulthood and name her simonetta . tito have raise the girl in the circus life and and she have become an accomplished ballerina . while chaney give his usual great performance and i could not get past the fact that tito and now well into middle age and have the hots for the young simonetta . although he be not her biological father and he have raise her like a daughter . that kind of ick factor permeates throughout the film . tito competes for simonetta affection with a young and handsome count luigi ( nil asther ) . simonetta clearly fall for the young man and but feel guilt about abandon tito ( out of loyalty and not romantic love ) . the whole premise of the film be ridiculous and and i find it amaze that no one in the film tell tito what a stupid old fool he be be ( until he reveal it himself at the end ) . the film be noteworthy only because of loretta young and who would go on to have a great career . while i adore chaney brilliance a an actor and this whole film seem off to me and just downright creepy .