The Man Who Laughs (1928)
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
„The Man Who Laughs“ is a 1928 romantic drama film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. The screenplay by J. Grubb Alexander, May McLean, Marion Ward and Charles E. Whittaker is an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1869 novel of the same name. Intertitles by Walter Anthony.
Disfigured by a king as a child, an 18th-century clown again becomes the pawn of royalty and star of the freak show of a travelling carnival.
Cast:
- Mary Philbin – Dea
- Conrad Veidt – Gwynplaine/Lord Clancharlie
- Julius Molnar – Gwynplaine as a Child
- Olga Baclanova – Duchess Josiana
- Brandon Hurst – Barkilphedro
- Cesare Gravina – Ursus
- Stuart Holmes – Lord Dirry-Moir
- Sam De Grasse – King James II
- George Siegmann – Dr. Hardquanonne
- Josephine Crowell – Queen Anne
- Károly Huszár – Innkeeper
- Zimbo the Dog – Homo the Wolf
- Jack A. Goodrich – Clown
- Frank Puglia – Clown
- Carmen Castillo – Dea’s Mother
- John George – Dwarf
- Louise Emmons – Gypsy Hag
- Joe Murphy – Hardquanones Messenger
- Carrie Daumery – Lady-in-Waiting
- Edgar Norton – Lord High Chancellor
- George Marion – Man at Chatham Prison
- Tom Amandares – Shouting Man at wheel on ship
- Torben Meyer – The Spy
- Lon Poff – Townsman
- Henry A. Barrows – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Richard Bartlett – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Les Bates – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Charles Brinley – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Allan Cavan – Undetermined Secondary Role
- D’Arcy Corrigan – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Howard Davies – Undetermined Secondary Role
- J.C. Fowler – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Charles Hancock – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Lila LaPon – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Broderick O’Farrell – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Henry Roquemore – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Templar Saxe – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Allan Sears – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Scott Seaton – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Louis Stern – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Al Stewart – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Anton Vaverka – Undetermined Secondary Role
- Nick De Ruiz – Wapentake
„Der Mann, der lacht“ (The Man Who Laughs) ist ein romantisches Drama aus dem Jahr 1928 unter der Regie des deutschen expressionistischen Filmemachers Paul Leni. Das Drehbuch von J. Grubb Alexander, May McLean, Marion Ward und Charles E. Whittaker ist eine Adaption des gleichnamigen Romans von Victor Hugo aus dem Jahr 1869. Zwischentitel von Walter Anthony.
Ein Clown, der als Kind von einem König entstellt wurde, wird im 18. Jahrhundert wieder zum Spielball des Königshauses und zum Star der Freakshow eines Wanderkarnevals.