premise: The Hunchback of Notre Dame is notable only for its cast.
hypothesis: The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 American romantic drama film with horror elements starring Lon Chaney , directed by Wallace Worsley , and produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg . The film is based on Victor Hugo 's 1831 novel of the same name , and is notable for the grand sets that recall 15th century Paris as well as for Chaney 's performance and make-up as the tortured hunchback Quasimodo . The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American film starring Charles Laughton as Quasimodo and Maureen O'Hara as Esmeralda .