Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1928-04-27) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 1 nomination |
| Screen: | Victor Hugo, J. Grubb Alexander, Walter Anthony |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | No Language |
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- 14484: Mary Philbin - Dea
- 3001: Conrad Veidt - Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
- 1312805: Julius Molnar - Young Gwynplaine
- 1508: Olga Baclanova - Duchess Josiana
- 29580: Brandon Hurst - Barkilphedro
- 940168: Cesare Gravina - Ursus
- 119542: Stuart Holmes - Lord Dirry-Moir
Crews
- 48055: Paul Leni - Director - Directing
- 37127: Victor Hugo - Novel - Writing
- 932645: J. Grubb Alexander - Adaptation - Writing
- 1123254: Paul Kohner - Production Supervisor - Production
- 1553: Maurice Pivar - Supervising Film Editor - Editing
- 932645: J. Grubb Alexander - Continuity - Directing
- 4050318: Bela Sekely - Story Supervisor - Writing
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When King James VII (& II) (Sam De Grasse) decides to take revenge on one of his treacherous nobles, he visits the most abhorrent of gifts on his young son. A grin. Cut into his face so that he may always be able to laugh at the thought of his father's betrayals! Pretty swiftly, that ....
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