The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Directors

Paul Leni

Cast

Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Olga Baclanova, Brandon Hurst, Cesare Gravina, Julius Molnar Jr., Stuart Holmes, Sam de Grasse, Josephine Crowell, George Siegmann

The story

thumb|left|thumbtime=12|The Man Who Laughs In late 17th-century England, court jester Barkilphedro informs King James II of the capture of Lord Clancharlie, an exiled nobleman, who has returned for his young son, Gwynplaine. The King tells Lord Clancharlie that a grin was carved upon the boy's face by Hardquanonne, a Comprachico surgeon. Lord Clancharlie is executed in an iron maiden.

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