The Man Who Laughs (1928)
The Man Who Laughs is a 1928 American silent film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. The film is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the same name and stars Mary Philbin as the blind Dea and Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine. The film is known for the grim carnival freak-like grin on the character Gwynplaine's face, which often leads it to be classified as a horror film. Film critic Roger Ebert stated, "The Man Who Laughs is a melodrama, at times even a swashbuckler, but so steeped in Expressionist gloom that it plays like a horror film."
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Cast:
- Olga V. Baklanova
- Olga Vladimirovna Baklanova
- Carmen Costello
- Josephine Crowell
- Carrie Daumery
- Samuel de Grasse
- Nick De Ruiz
- Zimbo the Dog
- Louise Emmons
- John George
- Jack A. Goodrich
- Cesare Gravina
- Stuart Holmes
- Brandon Hurst
- Lila LaPon
- Torben Meyer
- Julius Molnar Jr.
- Joe Murphy
- Edgar Norton
- Mary Philbin
- Charles Puffy
- Frank Puglia
- George Siegmann
- Conrad Veidt