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Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life

A Soldier of Fortune-A Price on his head!

19336.01h 11mNR

Overview

Easter, a soldier of fortune and gunrunner, leaves his family behind escaping from the authorities and an American detective named Mason. His globe hopping escape leads him finally to South America, where he is hired to organize a band of revolutionaries, unaware that they plan to eliminate him when his job is done.

Directed by Ford Beebe
Written by Ford Beebe, Prescott Chaplin
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Top Cast

Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

Dennis P. McHale / Burke / Captain Hale

Conchita Montenegro

Conchita Montenegro

Panchita

William 'Stage' Boyd

William 'Stage' Boyd

Inspector Mason (as William Boyd)

Noah Beery

Noah Beery

Hauseman

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Pat Collins / Mc Hale

Ruth Hall

Ruth Hall

Alice Lawton

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Jones

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Smith

Ivan Lebedeff

Ivan Lebedeff

Don Flavio Montenegro

Mathilde Comont

Mathilde Comont

Mamacita

Themes & Keywords

gunrunner

About Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life is a adventure, drama film released in 1933 exploring themes of gunrunner. Directed by Ford Beebe, it stars Victor McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro, William 'Stage' Boyd. Easter, a soldier of fortune and gunrunner, leaves his family behind escaping from the authorities and an American detective named Mason. His globe hopping escape leads him finally to South America, where he is hired to organize a band of revolutionaries, unaware that they plan to eliminate him when his job is done.

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