Laughing Boy

Apr 13, 1934

1h 19m

★ 3.6

Souls are Laid Bare... Hearts Seek Understanding ... Sympathy... Love...

Overview

A young Navajo defies tribal custom to marry an outcast.

Genres

Western

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Laughing Boy

Ramon Novarro

Slim Girl

Lupe Vélez

Hartshone (as William Davidson)

William B. Davidson

Laughing Boy's Father

Chief Thunderbird

Laughing Boy's Mother

Catalina Rambula

Wounded Face

Harlan Knight

Yellow Singer

Philip Armenta

Jesting Squaw's Son

Deer Spring

Red Man

Pellicana

Schoolteacher

Nora Cecil

Tourist from Cleveland

Grace Hayle

Tourist from Cleveland

Ferdinand Munier

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