The Man Who Laughs

THE BREAKING HEART BEHIND THE LAUGHING FACE.

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.

Drama Romance Horror

Mary Philbin

Conrad Veidt

(Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie)

Julius Molnar

(Young Gwynplaine)

Olga Baclanova

(Duchess Josiana)

Brandon Hurst

Cesare Gravina

Stuart Holmes

(Lord Dirry-Moir)

Sam De Grasse

(King James II)

Josephine Crowell

Károly Huszár

Delmo Fritz

(Sword Swallower)

Deno Fritz

(Sword Swallower)

Henry A. Barrows

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Richard Bartlett

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Les Bates

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Charles Brinley

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Carmen Castillo

(Dea's Mother (uncredited))

Allan Cavan

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

D'Arcy Corrigan

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Carrie Daumery

(Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited))

Howard Davies

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Nick De Ruiz

(Wapentake (uncredited))

Louise Emmons

(Gypsy Hag (uncredited))

J.C. Fowler

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

John George

(Dwarf (uncredited))

Jack A. Goodrich

(Clown (uncredited))

Charles Hancock

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Lila LaPon

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

George Marion

(Man at Chatham Prison (uncredited))

Torben Meyer

(The Spy (uncredited))

Joe Murphy

(Hardquanones Messenger (uncredited))

Edgar Norton

(Lord High Chancellor (uncredited))

Broderick O'Farrell

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Lon Poff

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Frank Puglia

(Clown (uncredited))

Henry Roquemore

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Templar Saxe

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Allan Sears

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Scott Seaton

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Louis Stern

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Al Stewart

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Anton Vaverka

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))