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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1928-04-27
- video_camera_front Companies Universal Pictures
- timer Runtime: 110 Mins
- star Rating: 7.3 / 10
- favorite Likes: 201 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0019130
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Mary Philbin
Dea

Conrad Veidt
Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie

Julius Molnar
Young Gwynplaine

Olga Baclanova
Duchess Josiana

Brandon Hurst
Barkilphedro

Cesare Gravina
Ursus

Stuart Holmes
Lord Dirry-Moir

Sam De Grasse
King James II

Josephine Crowell
Queen Anne

Károly Huszár
Innkeeper

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)
groups Crew

Paul Leni
Director

Victor Hugo
Novel

J. Grubb Alexander
Adaptation

Paul Kohner
Production Supervisor

Maurice Pivar
Supervising Film Editor

J. Grubb Alexander
Continuity

Bela Sekely
Story Supervisor

Gilbert Warrenton
Director of Photography

Edward L. Cahn
Editor

Walter Anthony
Writer

May McLean
Writer

Marion Ward
Writer

Charles E. Whittaker
Writer

Carl Laemmle
Producer

William Axt
Music

Sam Perry
Music

Erno Rapee
Music

Charles D. Hall
Art Direction

Thomas F. O'Neill
Art Direction

Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction

David Cox
Costume Design

Vera West
Costume Design

Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist
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