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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.
Theatrical
Nov 4, 1928
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 10, 2007
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Quotes
See all →Confrontation Over Perceived Mockery
Ursus
Blind! Stop laughing! Stop laughing I say!
[looking at the baby; sees Gwynplaine grinning]
Gwynplaine
I'm not laughing!
Ursus
Comprachicos!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Father's Desperate Search for His Son
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.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Conrad Veidt
Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
M
Mary Philbin
Dea
C
Cesare Gravina
Ursus
B
Brandon Hurst
Barkilphedro
O
Olga Baclanova
Duchess Josiana
S
Sam De Grasse
King James II
S
Stuart Holmes
Lord Dirry-Moir
J
Josephine Crowell
Queen Anne
J
Julius Molnar
Young Gwynplaine
K
Károly Huszár
Innkeeper
D
Delmo Fritz
Sword Swallower
H
Henry A. Barrows
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
C
Charles Brinley
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
L
Les Bates
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
C
Carmen Castillo
Dea's Mother (uncredited)
A
Allan Cavan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
D
D'Arcy Corrigan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
C
Carrie Daumery
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
H
Howard Davies
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
N
Nick De Ruiz
Wapentake (uncredited)
