Interesting True Origins of the Joker17294
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| Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine Inspiring the Look of “The Joker” The Man Who Laughs (1928) a silent German Expressionist film by Paul Leni, is so steeped in darkness that it’s frequently referred to as a scary movie rather than a melodrama. Gwynplaine (Conrad Veidt), the star of a traveling carnival show who was left with a perpetual smile as a result of an incident, is a character everyone remembers in the film. His role in the film is remembered for being scary, yet it also served as an influence for the Joker from DC‘s Batman. In the original concepts of the Joker, we can see definite visual influence from Veidt, even down to his hairdo. Even though the character’s personality has evolved throughout the years, the Joker has always had a touch of The Man Who Laughs. (Batman Who Laughs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdW5yS-O5AE  |
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| I like it! | ||
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| Thank you!! Love this kind of information. Great photo, too. You can see the influence immediately. | ||
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| That’s actually a really cool backstory to know. Someone found inspiration and then gave him a great name to go with the look. That photo sure does look like a lot of the Golden Age Joker covers. | ||
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| It's not a bad film, either. More of a sort of historical tragedy/love drama, definitely NOT a horror film no matter what he looks like in the picture. I've got the restored version and even the soundtrack is pretty well thought out, too. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by dfoster43 I have this movie as well. It's a great movie. Conrad Veidt could actually show multiple emotions which would be hard to do while your mouth is being held open with metal hooks. |
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Kane and Finger must have been spending a lot of time at the movies before creating Batman 1. Catwoman is supposed to be based on Jean Harlow.  |
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| @CatCovers That's cool and interesting too. | ||
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