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

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

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

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

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.