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‘Joker,’ ‘The Man Who Laughs’ and the Birth of a Villain. The 1928 film inspired the DC villain, and has something to say about Joaquin Phoenix's take on the Joker as well.
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.
While The Man Who Laughs doesnt depict heroes, villains, or anything fantastical for that matter, The Joker (and his grotesque grin) has an impact from the very start of this melodrama. . . just ...
Conrad Veidt in 'The Man Who Laughs.' Universal. Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, who created the Joker, all agreed the villain's permanent horrifying grin was inspired by Veidt's ...
The Man Who Laughs was the third cinematic stab at Hugo’s unpopular novel, which has been re-adapted for both stage and screen at least half a dozen times since, most memorably in my book as ...
Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs, Conrad Veidt's appearance is also famed as a visual inspiration for The Joker. While Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson differed as to which of them ...
The jocular rictus of Veidt in The Man Who Laughs is truly sinister, and perhaps most faithfully adhered to in the make-up of Cesar Romero’s Joker in the 1960s Batman TV series. Ad ...
The Man Who Laughs, a 1928 film that helped inspire the creation of iconic Batman villain The Joker, will enter the public domain on Monday, January 1. So far, most of the commentary around this ...
The Man Who Laughs, starring Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine, tells the story of a man whose face is permanently carved into a grotesque smile after a brutal childhood.
Who Is The Batman Who Laughs? The Batman Who Laughs is a recent creation of DC Comics, who made his debut in the 2018 “Dark Nights: Metal” event. The Batman Who Laughs is Bruce Wayne/Batman of ...
The Batman Who Laughs, the mashup between Batman and the Joker, for the current Metal event and storyline, debuts in Dark Nights: Metal #2 in 10 days.
As proven by everything from The Man Who Laughs and Joker to It, American Horror Story and The Black Phone, there are few things creepier than a toothy, enthusiastic-to-the-point-of-derangement grin.