The Laughing Lady
The Laughing Lady is a 1946 British Technicolor musical drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Anne Ziegler, Webster Booth and Francis L. Sullivan. Based on a play by Ingram D'Abbes, its plot follows a young aristocrat who makes a deal with Robespierre during the French Revolution. Plot summary. During the French Revolution, a young aristocrat makes a deal with Robespierre that he will locate and steal some pearls from Britain in order to save his mother from the guillotine.