In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Acting
Lon Chaney's physical performance invented suffering on screen.
Practical Effects
The 70-pound hump and twisted face—no CGI, just torture.
Production
Massive cathedral sets that bankrupted Universal but immortalized the film.
Director
Wallace Worsley
Lon Chaney
Quasimodo
Patsy Ruth Miller
Esmeralda
Norman Kerry
Phoebus de Chateaupers
Kate Lester
Madame de Condelaurier
Winifred Bryson
Fleur de Lys
Nigel De Brulier
Don Claudio
Brandon Hurst
Jehan
Ernest Torrence
Clopin
Tully Marshall
El Rey Luis XI
Harry von Meter
Mons. Neufchatel
Raymond Hatton
Gringoire
Nick De Ruiz
Mons. Le Torteru
Eulalie Jensen
Marie
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