"The Man Who Laughs"—Dea Feels Gwynplaine's Face

[LerouxFan]

Aw, made me cry. I'll have to hunt this one down too.

[SuperImmortal24]

DUDE THANK YOU OR POSTING THIS VID MAN. IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS ART VIDEO FOR A LONG TIME. THANK YOU. I ALMOST SHED TIERS WHEN I SAW THIS.

[801liveable]

today, tues. 8/23 TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES, devoted the entire day to films by the great CONRAD VEIDT, who is truly a great actor. the mainstream has practically forgotten about him, like a lot of great artisits. VEIDT, who fled HITLER'S GERMANY in the 30's was always hung-up on his german accent and turned several "big roles" down because of it..he was an excellent golfer..he died in the late 40's. "THE MAN WHO LAUGHS" produced by UNIVERSAL STUDIOS was very bizarre yet touching at the same time.

[TheaterRaven]

@801liveable WHAT?! NO WAY!!!! First I miss Tuner Classic Movies' Lon Chaney day (Monday) and then I miss the one they did for Conrad????!!!!!! Life's not fair!!!!!!!!

Ahem.

Rant aside, yes, Conrad was an amazing actor and an incredibly wonderful human being. There truly aren't any more like him in today's world.

[MrThePandaman]

There's a similar scene in 'Mask'. Both great scenes.

[TheaterRaven]

@MrThePandaman I just watched "Mask" today for the first time. Great movie on its own, but I loved the scene in it similar to this one. Some may call the disfigured guy/blind girl pairing cliche or melodramatic, but I think it's beautiful, when it's done in the right way. And for me, the number one example of this couple is always going to be Gwynplaine and Dea. Hell, they're the quintessential image of true love, period. They're perfect for each other, they were made for each other.

[PianoSaraTimBurton]

I watched this now 6 times and I love it! Most romantic scene ever! Thank you Victor Hugo for writing this masterpiece. :-)

[N13sol]

da questo personaggio è stato tratto il joker di batman! ho letto il libro : molto bello

[FrauofGermany]

Oh, this movie makes me cry so hard...

[josevalerollamas]

how is the name of the song?

[TheaterRaven]

@josevalerollamas The name of the song is "When Love Comes Stealing".

[pickleby]

I love 3:11, he just looks so happy!

Also, does he have a glascow smile? i thought they just cut off his lips

[TheaterRaven]

@pickleby I know! He looks overjoyed at that part! :)

Also, from how he was described in the book by Victor Hugo, it seems likely that yes, indeed, Gwynplaine had a Glasgow smile. In this movie, however, it seems like they fixed his lips into an immobile grin.

[SavingtheGeneration2]

Thank you so much for uploading this scene! I really loved this movie, and this scene made me cry! lol Like, bawl for an hour. XD I had to pause the video to cry, that's how much I loved it. XD Conrad Veidt did such a great job as Gwynplaine! :D His eyes did a great job showing emotion while his face was stuck in a grin. XD I just love this movie so much. XD Thank you so much for posting this scene!

[TheaterRaven]

@SavingtheGeneration2 Thank you! It IS an amazing scene and Conrad did a fantastic job. :)

Gwynplaine & Dea forever!

[tinythechick]

This is just the sweetest love story I have ever seen. What a special video.

[thewylion]

aww poor gwynplaine :(

I love how Phantom of the opera-like this is

he's disfigured and different, but she loves him anyway

same actress too i just figured out ^_^'''

only thing is this has a better ending ¬_¬

[beautifuldreamer80]

LOL I thought it was Lon Chaney for a while too.What great actors they both were. They emersed themselves so totally in all their roles that we can't even identify them.

[Ninquelote]

Haha, I thought she was Mary Pickford for a second, but it's Mary Philbin instead. Also, what is with Lon Chaney and playing scary lookin' dudes?! Geeze.

That's a really amazing scene, though. I didn't expect it to be able to be so touching without me knowing the characters that well!! Really, really sweet.

[TheaterRaven]

Gwynplaine wasn't played by Lon Chaney, he was played by Conrad Veidt. Lon was originally supposed to play him, but his contract at the time wouldn't allow him to leave one film studio for another, even to do just a single movie, so the role ended up going to Conrad (who did a fantastic job).

[guildenstern14]

gwynplaine was mutilated as a child so people could make money off of him.

[dre2you]

This character is what inspired the creation of the Joker.

[NorthernStar1991]

This has to be the most touching love story I've ever seen :´)

Thank you so much for posting!

[happyunhappy13]

hes such a nervous man. and he hardly ever says anything, it must be difficult for him. (sad face) poor man. (muffled crying)

[kikyosan543]

true love never dies! disfigured nor no! love never forever dies!

[medalgear654]

Is that suppose to be a gas low smile or some kind of syndrome you know schizophrenic?

[TheaterRaven]

Gwynplaine has a Glasgow smile.

[daydreamer1991white]

'God closed my eyes so I could see only the real Gwynplain.'

That is one of the most beautiful sentences I have ever heard.

[bodiza420]

Awesome!

[kopaitulzi]

Beautiful, but whats the name of this singer and the music? There is better quality of music to download?

Tks

[TheaterRaven]

The song is called "When Love Comes Stealing", I don't know the name of the singer, though. As for better quality, as far as I know, there isn't. This song was written roughly around 1923 but, so I read, didn't really gain popularity until it was used in this movie (which was made in 1928). I wish it was well-known today; it's a beautiful song.

[kopaitulzi]

Tks for your gentility, friend. Have a nice day.

[astiamevu]

the things people know on the internet

[InfiniteMisery003]

christ this scene is so underrated.

[ClassicNovel]

What a beautiful film. A real gem of the silent movie genre...hell, of any genre! =)

[TheaterRaven]

Amen to that! This movie is fantastic!

[LoverGrr]

Beautiful scene!!!!

I'm reading Victor Hugo's The Man Who Laughs. It's amazing.

[TheaterRaven]

I agree, the scene IS beautiful, and yes, "The Man Who Laughs" is fantastic. I actually prefer it over "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". I LIKE "Hunchback", don't get me wrong, I just like TMwL more. It's a great work by Hugo.

A friend of mine and I are planning to do a remake of this story someday in the future and stay true to the book. I can't wait to get started on it--I'm so excited.

[LoverGrr]

You said: "A friend of mine and I are planning to do a remake of this story someday in the future and stay true to the book. I can't wait to get started on it--I'm so excited. "

I say: It's fantastic!!!!!! I've been waiting so long for someone to do a remake!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I'm happy :P.

Greetings.

[DanseMacabre1313]

Beautiful. Definitely my favorite scene from this movie.

[MacKay1960]

I am a huge film fan, and this is one of my all-time favorites - a silent standout. I own a copy of the DVD, and I view it sparingly. Anyone who does not dig silent film should give this one a try. Thanks a lot for posting this clip.

[JDLombardi]

Thanks for putting this up!

Great, hard-to-find, stuff!

[tomreeder1974]

The JOKER!!!