Regie: Paul Leni
England im Jahr 1690: Weil Gwynplaines Vater, ein einflussreicher Edelmann, den König beleidigt haben soll, wird dieser zum Tode durch die Eiserne Jungfrau verurteilt. Gwynplaine selbst wird durch die Hand eines Meisterchirurgen grausam entstellt: Durch ein künstlich geschaffenes irres Grinsen soll er ewig über die Torheit seines Vaters lachen...
Conrad Veidt
Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
Mary Philbin
Dea
Cesare Gravina
Ursus
Brandon Hurst
Barkilphedro
Olga Baclanova
Duchess Josiana
Sam De Grasse
King James II
Stuart Holmes
Lord Dirry-Moir
Josephine Crowell
Queen Anne
Julius Molnar
Young Gwynplaine
Károly Huszár
Innkeeper
Deno Fritz
Sword Swallower
Delmo Fritz
Sword Swallower
Henry A. Barrows
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Richard Bartlett
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Les Bates
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carmen Castillo
Dea's Mother (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
D'Arcy Corrigan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Conrad Veidt
Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
Mary Philbin
Dea
Cesare Gravina
Ursus
Brandon Hurst
Barkilphedro
Olga Baclanova
Duchess Josiana
Sam De Grasse
King James II
Stuart Holmes
Lord Dirry-Moir
Josephine Crowell
Queen Anne
Julius Molnar
Young Gwynplaine
Károly Huszár
Innkeeper
Deno Fritz
Sword Swallower
Delmo Fritz
Sword Swallower
Henry A. Barrows
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Richard Bartlett
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Les Bates
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carmen Castillo
Dea's Mother (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
D'Arcy Corrigan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Conrad Veidt
Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
Mary Philbin
Dea
Cesare Gravina
Ursus
Brandon Hurst
Barkilphedro
Olga Baclanova
Duchess Josiana
Sam De Grasse
King James II
Stuart Holmes
Lord Dirry-Moir
Josephine Crowell
Queen Anne
Julius Molnar
Young Gwynplaine
Károly Huszár
Innkeeper
Deno Fritz
Sword Swallower
Delmo Fritz
Sword Swallower
Henry A. Barrows
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Richard Bartlett
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Les Bates
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carmen Castillo
Dea's Mother (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
D'Arcy Corrigan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)