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The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Directed by Paul Leni
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Overview
Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine’s father’s treachery. Gwynplaine is adopted by a travelling showman and becomes a popular idol. He falls in love with the blind Dea. The king dies, and his evil jester tries to destroy or corrupt Gwynplaine.
Rated NR | Length 110 minutes
Actors
Mary Philbin | Conrad Veidt | Julius Molnar | Olga Baclanova | Brandon Hurst | Cesare Gravina | Stuart Holmes | Sam De Grasse | Josephine Crowell | Charles Puffy | Zimbo the Dog | Delmo Fritz | Deno Fritz | Henry A. Barrows | Richard Bartlett | Les Bates | Charles Brinley | Carmen Castillo | Allan Cavan | D'Arcy Corrigan | Carrie Daumery | Howard Davies | Nick De Ruiz | Louise Emmons | J.C. Fowler | John George | Jack A. Goodrich | Charles Hancock | Lila LaPon | George Marion | Torben Meyer | Joe Murphy | Edgar Norton | Broderick O'Farrell | Lon Poff | Frank Puglia | Henry Roquemore | Templar Saxe | Allan Sears | Scott Seaton | Louis Stern | Al Stewart | Anton Vaverka
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/25/2024 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Silent Saturday! Finishing out my Paul Leni discs with a first time viewing of this Universal classic, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has some similarities to The Hunchback of Notre Dame: disfigurement, social class issues, forbidden love, etc.
The restoration looks great. I watched the version with the original Movietone score. I’ll have to watch it with the new score too at some point.
Veidt is great but for me the highlight is Homo the wolf, who steals the show!
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