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I got a quick laugh putting this together the other night. Makes me wonder if adding a laugh track against a non-humorous movie scene is a good way to gauge its level of believability. If the laugh track seems fitting when the actor is not attempting to be humorous, then the scene should be shot again. In no way am I knocking Lon Chaney’s portrayal of the monster, but when you put a blind man in a scene together with a creature struggling to communicate, the result is more funny than dramatic. Have a look: