Unless you've been strapped to the whipping wheel, you know that this year marks the 100th anniversary of Lon Chaney's 1923 monster epic, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, the first feature film adaptation of Victor Hugo's thinly-veiled indictment of the Catholic Church.
The next film version was in 1939. Produced by RKO, it starred Charles Laughton with a completely different visage than Chaney's but more true to many illustrations seen of the bellringer.
The two articles following are from HOLLYWOOD magazine (November 1939) and PHOTOPLAY STUDIES (December 1939).
By the way, you can read my in-depth, 15-page article on the Hunchback Centennial in the recently re-launched CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN (see end of post).
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