"When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured."
Conrad Veidt
as Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
Mary Philbin
as Dea
Cesare Gravina
as Ursus
Brandon Hurst
as Barkilphedro
Olga Baclanova
as Duchess Josiana
Sam De Grasse
as King James II
Stuart Holmes
as Lord Dirry-Moir
Josephine Crowell
as Queen Anne
Julius Molnar
as Young Gwynplaine
Károly Huszár
as Innkeeper
Deno Fritz
as Sword Swallower
Delmo Fritz
Henry A. Barrows
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Richard Bartlett
Charles Brinley
Les Bates
Carmen Castillo
as Dea's Mother (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
D'Arcy Corrigan
Carrie Daumery
as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Howard Davies
Nick De Ruiz
as Wapentake (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
as Gypsy Hag (uncredited)
J.C. Fowler
John George
as Dwarf (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich
as Clown (uncredited)
Charles Hancock
Lila LaPon
George Marion
as Man at Chatham Prison (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
as The Spy (uncredited)
Joe Murphy
as Hardquanones Messenger (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
as Lord High Chancellor (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Lon Poff
Frank Puglia
Henry Roquemore
Templar Saxe
Allan Sears
Scott Seaton
Louis Stern
Al Stewart
Anton Vaverka
Victor Hugo
Novel
Paul Leni
Director
J. Grubb Alexander
Adaptation
Continuity
Bela Sekely
Story Supervisor
Paul Kohner
Production Supervisor
Maurice Pivar
Supervising Film Editor
Gilbert Warrenton
Director of Photography
Edward L. Cahn
Editor
May McLean
Writer
Carl Laemmle
Producer
Sam Perry
Music
Thomas F. O'Neill
Art Direction
Marion Ward
Joseph C. Wright
William Axt
Erno Rapee
Charles D. Hall
Walter Anthony
Charles E. Whittaker
David Cox
Costume Design
Vera West
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist