The Man Who Laughs Joker Inspiration

This silent film was based on a tragic novel written by author victor hugo.

The man who laughs joker inspiration. The man who laughs the man who laughs is the forgotten silent film masterpiece directed by the german expressionist filmmaker paul leni. The 1928 silent film the man who laughs was the main inspiration behind joker s creepy and iconic smile. More importantly the make up used on actor conrad veidt stuck with finger. It is slowly being rediscovered as the film that is credited for creating the image that bob kane would later use as inspiration for his joker character from batman.

The story of the man who laughs about a boy who is disfigured at the order of the king so that his face is stuck in a permanent smile stuck with finger. Contrary to the joker the main character of the man who laughs was a tragic figure who actually tried to help people. The protagonist of the man who laughs was a man named gwynplaine who loses his noble father at a young age. In his first appearance joker s story is broken into two parts the joker and the joker returns.

Joker director todd phillips was unknowingly inspired by the very actor and film that inspired the comic book joker s look conrad veidt in the man who laughs for his new box office smash.