THE MAN WHO LAUGHS.
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Duration: 10 reels
Genre: drama film, horror film, romance film, silent film
Year Published: 1928
Creator: Universal Pictures Corp.
Color: B&W
Country of Origin: United States
Credits: Directed by: Paul Leni
Written by: Walter Anthony, J. Grubb Alexander, Charles E. Whittaker
Cast: Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Olga Baclanova, Sam De Grasse, Charles Puffy, Cesare Gravina, Josephine Crowell, Stuart Holmes, Brandon Hurst, George Siegmann, John George, Lon Poff, Carrie Daumery, Zimbo
Produced by: Carl Laemmle
Cinematography: Gilbert Warrenton
Music: William Axt
Edited by: Edward L. Cahn
Copyright: Copyright status (Wikidata): public domain
Description: In 1690's England, King James II sentences his political enemy, Lord Clancharlie, to death in an iron maiden. His son, Gwynplaine, is disfigured with a permanent grin by Dr. Hardquannone. He discovers a blind baby girl, Dea, who has also been abandoned, and they are taken in by the mountebank Ursus. He and Dea have fallen in love; he remains distant, believing himself unworthy of her affection due to his disfigurement.
Complete Record: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS. Universal Jewel. 1928. 10 reels. From the novel by Victor Hugo. Credits: Director, Paul Leni; adaptation and continuity, J. Grubb Alexander. Universal Pictures Corp.; 7May28; LP25227.
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