Goofs: Revealing mistakes: After Esmeralda have given Quasimodo water (he's still chained down), the nose putty on Quasimodo's left cheek is coming loose -- there's a noticeable gap between Lon Chaney's face and the nose putty used to make the fake cheek.
(more) Trivia: The myth that
Irving Thalberg came up with the idea for the movie was dispelled when it was discovered through telegrams and contracts in the collection of Alfred Grasso,
Lon Chaney's manager, that Chaney himself suggested not only the story but who would be cast and who would direct. Chaney's original pick for director was actually
Frank Borzage, not
Wallace Worsley (who had directed several other pictures for Chaney).
Erich von Stroheim,
Allen Holubar,
Chester Withey and
Emile Chautard were all considered as well.
(more) Filming Locations: European Village set, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
(more) Awards: 1 win
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