It was one of actor Gary Cooper""s earlier films and helped to make him a star.Franchot Tone was starring in two of the biggest films of 1935, this film and Best Picture-winningMutiny on the Bounty (1935)for which he was nominated as Best Actor.] Sent there on a mission by his wife, his entrance is cruelly prefaced by a view of his double-set of knotted canes that serve as warped extensions of his inoperative legs.She was advised: "Go home quickly, and light the candle." Another woman stated that the Hunchback was "possessed."The Fools"" Day Celebration:Parisians (including many hieves and beggars) were beginning to celebrate Fools"" Day in medieval 15th century Paris with the crowning of a King.During a seduction scene with a passed-out naked co-ed (Sarah Holcomb), Larry debated (with a devil on one shoulder and an angel on another) whether he should have sex with her or not.