The Man Who Laughs
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
The Man Who Laughs (1928, USA) is a Silent Drama-Mystery-Romance-Thriller film directed by Paul Leni.
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Main Details
- Released on November 4, 1928
- B&W
- Running time: 110 minutes
- Production and Distribution Co.: Universal Pictures
- Directed by Paul Leni
- Written by J. Grubb Alexander, adapted from Victor Hugo's novel
- Starring: Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Julius Molnar
Plot Summary
- When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Taglines
- The Man Who laughs With Conrad Veidt as the clown on whose face was carved a horrible, leering grin. (Print Ad-Picket Line Post ((Mt. Morris, NY)) 7 December 1928)
- Victor Hugo's immortal 12-Reel romance of the tragedy hidden behind the laugh of a clown. Poor Gwenplaine; poor laughing fool who makes millions happy and knows not happiness himself. Suppressing a tear with every laugh- a broken heart behind each smile! Choosing between the love of a sweet innocent girl and the lure of a voluptuous woman! Two years in the making-cost £500,000 to produce! (Print Ad-Northern Star, ((Lismore, NSW)) 19 January 1929)
- Universal's third VICTOR HUGO Masterpiece. A Blending of the Terrible with the Sublime, of the Monstrous with the Magnificent. (Print Ad-Cairns Post, ((Brisbane, Queensland)) 24 June 1929)
