Dr. Dani SanchezFeb 3, 2025
First up we have “The Adventure of William Tell”/“Guillaume Tell et le Clown” (1898) (https://youtu.be/Maz3xfSRrws?si=hGdrBs9zeTBJ6uGL) from French magician of early film Georges Méliès
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Guillaume Tell et le clown (1898) Georges Méliès

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Next from The Spanish Méliès™️ Segundo de Chomón is “Bob’s Electrical Theatre”/“Le théâtre de Bob”(1906) (https://youtu.be/QqicbLWn1ts?si=U4q-EceYhuIPVauE), a kinda creepy mix of live action and stop motion
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Le Théâtre de petit Bob (1906) Segundo de Chomón

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And now our feature presentation: “The Man Who Laughs” (1928) directed by German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni (https://youtu.be/XGOafkOi4q4?si=qc4ZAKYNTp8v6tKY)
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THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (1928) | FULL MOVIE | DIRECTED BY THE GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST FILMMAKER PAUL LEN

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Mary Philbin as our leading lady. After her debut as a 1921 WAMPAS Baby Star she became a popular leading lady in genre and melodrama films. She retired in 1930 after making a few transitional sound films and a handful of talkies
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Our other leading lady is Olga Baclanova AKA The Russian Tigress. She’s mostly known for her work as villains in “The Man Who Laughs” (1928) and “Freaks” (1932)
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Of course, our leading man tonight is Conrad Veidt, who was a major star of the German Expressionist era and later of the Hollywood studio system after his staunch anti-nazi views forced him to leave Germany. His creepy smile in “The Man Who Laughs” was achieved via a set of dentures and the use of metal hooks that held his lips & the corners of his cheeks back
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Enter very good puppy Zimbo as Homo the Wolf
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“The Man Who Laughs” (1928) is based on French writer Victor Hugo’s 1869 novel “L'Homme qui Rit”. There are some differences but it mostly follows the book. You can read it for free here (https://archive.org/details/manwholaughs00hugo/page/n8/mode/1up)
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The man who laughs : Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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That’s what makes “The Man Who Laughs” (1928) so great. It’s got a little bit of horror, a little bit of fantasy, A LOT of melodrama and little bit of romance in addition to a great cast and German Expressionism by way of America
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Next we have “The Man with Wax Faces”/“Figures de Cire” (1914) (https://youtu.be/WUJedV1beq8?si=mOrjltXUB9XZqncs) directed by French filmmaker Maurice Tourneur. It’s. Based on the play “Figures de cire” by André de Lorde.
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1914 - Figures de Cire (The Man with Wax Faces) | Short Horror Film | Full Movie

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And finally, b/c I don’t like to see y’all off to bed without some levity after all of that Clown-based horror: The 1925 Max Fleischer cartoon “Koko’s Haunted Hat” (https://youtu.be/xVB-4wuAhRE?si=8DLLsYW0HsZOklSj).
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Koko's Haunted Hat/Koko Sees Spooks | 1925 | Out of the Inkwell | Koko the Clown Fleischer Cartoon

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This looks so good already. Ive never heard of this but Imma try to find it now.
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@JellyEllyBaby it’s on the SilentFlickerSunday YouTube playlist (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfsGjeIULRcCUlQ9db4L0VUD&si=jfcdC2tVOUOE4YTt) in excellent quality and complete with a great score and everything
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