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King Louis XI is a wise and old king and Frollo is the Chief Justice. Frollo gazes on the gypsy girl, Esmeralda, in the church during Fool's Day and sends Quasimodo to catch her. Quasimodo, with the girl, is captured by Phoebus, Captain of the Guards, who frees the girl. The courts sentence Quasimodo to be flogged, and the only one who will give him water while he is tied in the square is Esmeralda. Later, at a party of nobles, Esmeralda again meets both Frollo, who is bewitched by her, and Phoebus. When Phoebus is stabbed to death, Esmeralda is accused of the murder, convicted by the court and sentenced to hang. Clopin, King of the Beggars; Gringoire, Esmeralda's husband; and Quasimodo, the bellringer, all try different ways to save her from the gallows.

Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!

Genres: Drama, Horror, Romance

Starring: Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell

Released: December 29, 1939

Runtime: 116.0

Popularity Rating: 4.422

RKO Radio Pictures

United States of America

The Hunchback Quasimodo Charles Laughton
Frollo Cedric Hardwicke
Clopin Thomas Mitchell
Esmeralda Maureen O'Hara
Gringoire Edmond O'Brien
Phoebus Alan Marshal
Archdeacon Walter Hampden
King Louis XI Harry Davenport
Madame de Lys Katharine Alexander
Procurator George Zucco
Old Nobleman Fritz Leiber
Doctor Etienne Girardot
Fleur de Lys Helene Reynolds
Queen of Beggars Minna Gombell
Olivier Arthur Hohl
Student Curt Bois
Beggar George Tobias
Phillippe Rod La Rocque
Court Clerk Spencer Charters
Fleur's Companion Kathryn Adams
Fleur's Companion Diane Hunter
Tailor Sig Arno
Singer (uncredited) Eddie Abdo
Venus (uncredited) Louis Adlon
Minor Role (uncredited) George Barrows
Contestant (uncredited) Vangie Beilby
Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited) Lionel Belmore
Dubois (uncredited) Barlowe Borland
Juggler (uncredited) Earl Clyde
Soldier (uncredited) Edmund Cobb
Choirboy (uncredited) Alan Copeland
Guard (uncredited) Harry Cording
Young Priest (uncredited) Charles Drake
Mars (uncredited) Arthur Dulac
Soldier (uncredited) Ralph Dunn
Lissy (uncredited) Gretl Dupont
Jupiter (uncredited) Thom Fox
Soldier (uncredited) Alexander Granach
Mercury (uncredited) Charlie Hall
Printer (uncredited) Charles Halton
Townsman (uncredited) Kenner G. Kemp
Workman in Play (uncredited) Joseph P. Mack
Child Extra (uncredited) Frank Mazzola
Count Graville (uncredited) Arthur Millett
Beggar (uncredited) Frank Mills
Helene (uncredited) Angela Mulinos
Defense Attorney (uncredited) Ferdinand Munier
Whipper (uncredited) Paul Newlan
DeLys' Servant (uncredited) Lillian Nicholson
Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive Nestor Paiva
Second 'Ugly Man' Contestant (uncredited) Russ Powell
Festival Juggler (uncredited) Ward Shattuck
Festival Contortionist (uncredited) Alan Spear
Street Urchin (uncredited) Louis Zamperini

Camera — Director of Photography: Joseph H. August
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Department Head: Mel Berns
Directing — Director: William Dieterle
Editing — Editor: Robert Wise
Editing — Editor: William Hamilton
Production — Producer: Pandro S. Berman
Sound — Original Music Composer: Alfred Newman
Writing — Novel: Victor Hugo
Writing — Screenplay: Sonya Levien