The Man Who Laughs
THE BREAKING HEART BEHIND THE LAUGHING FACE.
110 mins
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.
Julius Molnar
Young Gwynplaine
Delmo Fritz
Sword Swallower
Deno Fritz
Sword Swallower
Richard Bartlett
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carmen Castillo
Dea's Mother (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
J.C. Fowler
Undetermined Secondary Role (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)
Henry Roquemore
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Louis Stern
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Al Stewart
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Anton Vaverka
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
J. Grubb Alexander
Adaptation
Bela Sekely
Story Supervisor
Maurice Pivar
Supervising Film Editor
J. Grubb Alexander
Continuity
Paul Kohner
Production Supervisor
Gilbert Warrenton
Director of Photography
William Axt
Music
Charles D. Hall
Art Direction
Walter Anthony
Writer
David Cox
Costume Design
Vera West
Costume Design
Thomas F. O'Neill
Art Direction
Sam Perry
Music
May McLean
Writer
Marion Ward
Writer
Charles E. Whittaker
Writer
Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction