The Grinning Face

The Grinning Face
Directed by Julius Herska
Written by Victor Hugo (novel)
Louis Nerz
Starring Franz Höbling
Nora Gregor
Lucienne Delacroix
Anna Kallina
Cinematography Eduard Hoesch
Production
company
Olympic-Film
Release date
18 March 1921
Running time
87 minutes
Country Austria
Language Silent
German intertitles

The Grinning Face (German:Das grinsende Gesicht) is a 1921 Austrian silent horror film directed by Julius Herska and starring Franz Höbling, Nora Gregor and Lucienne Delacroix. It is an adaptation of the 1868 novel The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo.[1]

Cast

  • Franz Höbling as Gwynplaine
  • Nora Gregor as Herzogin Josiane
  • Lucienne Delacroix as Dea
  • Anna Kallina as Queen Anne of England
  • Eugen Jensen as Barkilphedro
  • Armin Seydelmann as Lord Bolinbroke
  • Franz Weißmüller as Ursus
  • Jimmy Court as Lord David Dirry-Moir
  • Josef Moser as King James II of England
  • Robert Balajthy as Lord Linäus Claincharlie
  • Susanne Osten as Lady Dirry-Moir
  • Arped Kramer as Dr. Gerardus
  • Fritz Strassny as Dr. Hardqusnonne

References

  1. Prince p.55

Bibliography

  • Prince, Stephen. The Horror Film. Rutgers University Press, 2004.
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