The Laughing Lady

For the 1929 film, see The Laughing Lady (1929 film).

The Laughing Lady is a 1946 British Technicolor musical drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Anne Ziegler, Webster Booth and Francis L. Sullivan.^[1] Based on a play by Ingram D'Abbes, its plot follows a young aristocrat who makes a deal with Robespierre during the French Revolution.

The Laughing Lady
Directed by	Paul L. Stein
Written by	Ingram D'Abbes (play) Jack Whittingham
Produced by	Louis H. Jackson
Starring	Anne Ziegler Webster Booth Francis L. Sullivan
Cinematography	Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by	Alan Osbiston
Music by	Hans May
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release date	16 October 1946 (1946-10-16)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot summary

During the French Revolution, a young aristocrat makes a deal with Robespierre that he will locate and steal some pearls from Britain in order to save his mother from the guillotine.

Partial cast

• Anne Ziegler as Denise Tremayne
• Webster Booth as Andre
• Francis L. Sullivan as Sir William Tremayne
• Peter Graves as Prince of Wales
• Chili Bouchier as Louise
• Felix Aylmer as Sir Felix Mountroyal
• Ralph Truman as Lord Mandeville
• Charles Goldner as Robespierre
• Jack Melford as Lord Barrymore
• Paul Dupuis as Poerre
• John Ruddock as Gilliatt
• George De Warfaz as Tinville
• Mary Martlew as Lady Langley
• Frederick Burtwell as Jenkins
• Hay Petrie as Tom