Directed by:
Paul LeniScreenplay:
Charles E. WhittakerCinematography:
Gilbert WarrentonCast:
Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Olga Baclanova, Brandon Hurst, Stuart Holmes, Sam De Grasse, George Siegmann, Antonín Vaverka, Jarmila Marton, Carrie Daumery (more)Plots(1)
The film stars Veidt as Gwynplaine, the son of an aristocrat who is kidnapped for political reasons before being disfigured by a gypsy surgeon, who leaves the boy's face paralyzed in a contorted smile. Finding refuge in a traveling theatre troupe, Gwynplaine's lineage is eventually discovered and he soon finds himself being pulled back into the social and political world he was taken from as a boy. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Mary Philbin
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
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Conrad Veidt
German Empire
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Olga Baclanova
Russian Empire
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Brandon Hurst
UK
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Stuart Holmes
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Sam De Grasse
Canada
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George Siegmann
USA
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Antonín Vaverka
Austria-Hungary
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Jarmila Marton
USA
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Carrie Daumery
Netherlands
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Frank Puglia
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Edgar Norton
UK
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Allan Cavan
USA
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John George
Syria
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Broderick O'Farrell
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Al Stewart
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J. C. Fowler
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Scott Seaton
USA
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Louise Emmons
USA
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Lon Poff
USA
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