Albinus - rich, married middle-aged and respectable - is an art critic and aspiring filmmaker who lusts after the coquettish young cinema usherette Margot. Gradually he seduces her and convinces himself he is irresistible to her, but Margot has other plans. She wants to be a film star, and when Albinus introduces her to the American movie producer Axel Rex, she sees her chance - and plotting, duplicity and tragedy ensue.
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Albinus - rich, married middle-aged and respectable - is an art critic and aspiring filmmaker who lusts after the coquettish young cinema usherette Margot. Gradually he seduces her and convinces himself he is irresistible to her, but Margot has other plans. She wants to be a film star, and when Albinus introduces her to the American movie producer Axel Rex, she sees her chance - and plotting, duplicity and tragedy ensue.
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Add this copy of Laughter in the Dark to cart. $30.00, very good condition, Sold by modlitbooks rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by New Directions.
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Very good in good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. New edition of 1960 following the original edition of 1938. A clean unmarked copy in full cloth with some rubbing to head and foot of spine and corners in orignal unclipped dust jacket had has some chips, tears and rubbing.