A lost silent comedy where laughter literally stops time—if we could only find it.
Practical Effects
1917 physical comedy timing—no safety nets, all real stakes.
Costume
Gilded Age fashion as social weapon and romantic armor.
Director
William Worthington
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Franklyn Farnum made over 400 films; this is among the 90% from the silent era now lost.
The title references the proverb 'Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone'—suggesting the protagonist's emotional manipulation of high society.
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