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The Smirking Face
The Smirking Face

THE SMIRKING FACE

Das grinsende Gesicht

Directed by Julius Herska
Austria, 1921
Silent

Synopsis

In early childhood Lord Fermain Clancharlie is abducted by the notorious Comprachicos who disfigure his face and damn him to show the world an everlasting grin. As a grown-up man, named Gwynplaine, he gains a certain kind of fame as an actor on streets and places.

Synopsis

In early childhood Lord Fermain Clancharlie is abducted by the notorious Comprachicos who disfigure his face and damn him to show the world an everlasting grin. As a grown-up man, named Gwynplaine, he gains a certain kind of fame as an actor on streets and places.