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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 | 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