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The Man Who Laughs

Directed by Paul Leni

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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.

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Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie

Dea

Ursus

Barkilphedro

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Gilbert Warrenton

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Charles E. Whittaker

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Lord Dirry-Moir

Josephine Crowell

Queen Anne

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Sword Swallower

Henry A. Barrows

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Richard Bartlett

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Charles Brinley

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Carmen Castillo

Dea's Mother (uncredited)

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D'Arcy Corrigan

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Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

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The Man Who Laughs is about 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.

Who directed The Man Who Laughs?

Paul Leni directed The Man Who Laughs.

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