Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine's father's treachery. Gwynplaine is adopted by a travelling showman and becomes a popular idol. He falls in love with the blind Dea. The king dies, and his evil jester tries to destroy or corrupt Gwynplaine.
Genres:
Mary Philbin as Dea
Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
Julius Molnar as Young Gwynplaine
Olga Baclanova as Duchess Josiana
Brandon Hurst as Barkilphedro
Cesare Gravina as Ursus
Stuart Holmes as Lord Dirry-Moir
Sam De Grasse as King James II
Josephine Crowell as Queen Anne
Károly Huszár as Innkeeper
Delmo Fritz as Sword Swallower
Deno Fritz as Sword Swallower
Henry A. Barrows as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Richard Bartlett as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Les Bates as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Brinley as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carmen Castillo as Dea's Mother (uncredited)
Allan Cavan as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
D'Arcy Corrigan as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Howard Davies as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Nick De Ruiz as Wapentake (uncredited)
Louise Emmons as Gypsy Hag (uncredited)
J.C. Fowler as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
John George as Dwarf (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich as Clown (uncredited)
Charles Hancock as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Lila LaPon as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Marion as Man at Chatham Prison (uncredited)
Torben Meyer as The Spy (uncredited)
Joe Murphy as Hardquanones Messenger (uncredited)
Edgar Norton as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Lon Poff as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Frank Puglia as Clown (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Templar Saxe as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Allan Sears as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Scott Seaton as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Louis Stern as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Al Stewart as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Anton Vaverka as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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