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The Man Who Laughs opened on April 27, 1928, at New York's Central Theatre. Proceeds from the opening night were donated to the non-profit organization American Friends of Blérancourt. The film was released in the United States on November 4, 1928. The Man Who Laughs received two releases in the United Kingdom. The film originally released in ...
The Man Who Laughs (1928), an American silent film directed by Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin and Olga Baclanova. Veidt's appearance as Gwynplaine is cited as a key influence on the character design of the DC Comics villain The Joker, the nemesis of Batman. [16]
Hans Walter Conrad Veidt [1] [2] (/ f aɪ t / FYTE; German: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈfaɪt]; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German, later naturalised British actor. [3] [4] He attracted early attention for his roles in the films Different from the Others (1919), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), and The Man Who Laughs (1928).
English: The Man Who Laughs is a 1928 American synchronzied sound romantic drama film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. Other languages Čeština: Americký romantický film se synchronizovaným zvukem z roku 1928 The Man Who Laughs (Muž, který se směje) v režii Paula Leniho .
Mary Loretta Philbin (July 16, 1902 – May 7, 1993) [1] [2] was an American film actress of the silent film era, who played Christine Daaé in the 1925 film The Phantom of the Opera opposite Lon Chaney, and Dea in The Man Who Laughs alongside Conrad Veidt.
Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Emil Jannings, William Dieterle: Germany [8] 1925; The Monster: ... The Man Who Laughs: Paul Leni: Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt: United ...
The Man Who Laughs, directed by Paul Leni, starring Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt and Olga Baclanova, based on the 1869 novel L'Homme qui rit by Victor Hugo [16] Maria Marten, directed by Walter West, starring Trilby Clark and Warwick Ward [17] – The Matinee Idol, directed by Frank Capra, starring Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker
Bill was the writer. Jerry Robinson came to me with a playing card of the Joker. That's the way I sum it up. [The Joker] looks like Conrad Veidt — you know, the actor in The Man Who Laughs [the 1928 film based on the novel] by Victor Hugo... Bill Finger had a book with a photograph of Conrad Veidt and showed it to me and said, 'Here's the Joker.'