A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.
Lon Chaney
as Tito Beppi
Bernard Siegel
as Simon
Loretta Young
as Simonetta
Cissy Fitzgerald
as Giancinta
Nils Asther
as Count Luigi Ravelli
Gwen Lee
as Lucretia
Robert Brower
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Julie DeValora
as Nurse (uncredited)
Helena Dime
as Lady at Luigi's Party (uncredited)
Leo Feodoroff
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Frankie Genardi
as Little Boy at Tito's Death (uncredited)
Lilliana Genardi
as Little Girl at Tito's Death (uncredited)