The Man Who Laughs

Year: 1928

Runtime: 110 mins

Director: Paul Leni

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Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, is forced by a vengeful king to wear a permanent grin carved into his face as punishment for his father's treachery. Adopted by a traveling showman, he becomes a popular circus idol. He falls in love with the blind Dea, while the king’s cruel jester seeks to ruin or corrupt him after the monarch’s death.

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