The Man Who Laughs
THE BREAKING HEART BEHIND THE LAUGHING FACE.
Directed by Paul Leni
Produced by Universal Pictures
A gothic tragedy about a disfigured man bearing an involuntary grin, exploring the cruelty of fate and the anguish hidden beneath a grotesque mask.
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Essence
Ensemble
Conrad Veidt
Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
Mary Philbin
Dea
Cesare Gravina
Ursus
Brandon Hurst
Barkilphedro
Olga Baclanova
Duchess Josiana
Sam De Grasse
King James II
Stuart Holmes
Lord Dirry-Moir
Josephine Crowell
Queen Anne
Julius Molnar
Young Gwynplaine
Károly Huszár
Innkeeper
Deno Fritz
Sword Swallower
Delmo Fritz
Sword Swallower
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