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

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

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.

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.