The Man Who Laughs (1928) 2/11

Directed by Paul Leni

Conrad Veidt - Gwynplaine

Mary Philbin - Dea

Based on the novel by Victor Hugo.

As a young boy Gwynplaine, the son of a disfavoured Lord, becomes the victim of revenge against his father -- the King orders the boy have a permanent smile carved onto is face. Abandoned by his captors in the winter snow, he finds a baby girl in the arms of her dead mother. They are taken in by a travelling freak show and Gwynplaine becomes a popular attraction. As they grow up together, Gwynplaine falls in love with Dea, the child he rescued, who is blind, and she with him. Unaware of his true identity, Gwynplaine becomes unwittingly drawn back into the world of politics that had left him so horrifically scarred many years ago...

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[TheWanderingchild]

When Gwynplaine is walking outside the van... he looks so handsome! 8o

Well I could fall in love with him! (ooops, I alredy am! x) ) I think he's realy handsome, and even if he "laughs" in sirius moments it's just to ignore the mouth and look at the eyes.

Gwynplaine is beautiful on both the inside and on the outside!<3

[FrauofGermany]

Gwynplaine may be scarred, but I think that smile's kinda cute...

[MaskedMan66]

Hardquanonne?! Here's trouble about to happen!

[MaskedMan66]

Mary Philbin was such a darling.

[MaskedMan66]

@usagikurisu89 I'd say Jackie Mason.

[MaskedMan66]

What a brilliant actor that little boy was!

[MaskedMan66]

@walmartgoof Don't display your ignorance.

[celestialangel61]

OMG the blind girl is Christine in the the lon chaney phantom of the opera. I just noticed that!!!

[TimothyMably]

@Bastiest Alright.

[Bastiest]

@TimothyMably Not really, just appropiate in my mind.

[TimothyMably]

@Bastiest That's really clever :D