The Man Who Laughs (1928 film)
1928 silent film by Paul Leni
The Man Who Laughs is a 1928 film about a proud noble who refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690. He is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
- Directed by Paul Leni. Written by J. Grubb Alexander, based on the novel by Victor Hugo.
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Dialogue edit
- Lord Clancharlie: I came back to find my little son. What have you done with him?
- King James II: By our grace he is still alive, and quite well, I believe. A Comprachico surgeon carved a grin upon his face so he might laugh forever at his fool of a father.
- Ursus: [looking at the baby] Blind![sees Gwynplaine grinning] Stop laughing! Stop laughing I say!
- Gwynplaine: I'm not laughing!
- Ursus: Comprachicos!
Cast edit
- Mary Philbin — Dea
- Conrad Veidt — Gwynplaine
- Brandon Hurst — Barkilphedro
- Olga Vladimirovna Baklanova — Duchess Josiana
- Cesare Gravina — Ursus
- Stuart Holmes — Lord Dirry-Moir
- Samuel de Grasse — King James II Stuart
External links edit
- The Man Who Laughs quotes at the Internet Movie Database