'Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame' trivia and fun facts

Charles Laughton's makeup took two-and-a-half hours to apply each day

MGM considered making the film in 1937 with Peter Lorre as Quasimodo.

At a cost of $1.8 million, this was one of the most expensive films ever made by RKO Pictures. The Notre Dame replica alone cost $250,000.

Having worked with her in London, Charles Laughton insisted that Maureen O'Hara would be the perfect Esmeralda for the film.