"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
Paul Leni
Director
Victor Hugo
Novel
J. Grubb Alexander
Adaptation
Paul Kohner
Production Supervisor
Maurice Pivar
Supervising Film Editor
Continuity
Bela Sekely
Story Supervisor
Gilbert Warrenton
Director of Photography
Edward L. Cahn
Editor
Walter Anthony
Writer
May McLean
Marion Ward
Charles E. Whittaker
Carl Laemmle
Producer
William Axt
Music
Sam Perry
Erno Rapee
Charles D. Hall
Art Direction
Thomas F. O'Neill
Joseph C. Wright
David Cox
Costume Design
Vera West
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist