The Joker (Danish: Jokeren) is a 1928 Danish-German silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Henry Edwards, Elga Brink, Miles Mander and Renée Héribel. It is based upon the 1927 play The Joker by Noel Scott. [1] The film was also released under the German language title Der Faschingskönig (English: The King of the Carnival). [1]

Oct 15, 2020 · With Joaquin Phoenix playing Batman's nemesis in Joker, fans were treated to the latest screen interpretation of the cackling psychopath from a long line of acclaimed actors that includes Cesar...

Dec 4, 2018 · In 1939, Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger and Bob Kane came up with The Joker concept, Batman’s arch enemy. The face was inspired by Conrad Veidt’s character in the silent movie The Man Who Laughs (1928), based on Victor Hugo’s novel.

Sep 29, 2022 · In the book, writer Ed Brubaker and artist Doug Mahnke took the Joker back to his roots, with a visual depiction of the character that is almost indistinguishable from Gwynplaine.

Oct 7, 2019 · The new Warner Bros. thriller Joker, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, explains how failed stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck became DC Comics superhero Batman's arch nemesis.

May 6, 2023 · Take one look at the protagonist in 1928's The Man Who Laughs, and you'll see how the character inspired The Joker. This silent film has nothing — and everything — to do …

Oct 4, 2019 · The Joker: Whose side are you on? The novel centers around a character named Gwynplaine, a homeless man whose face is distorted into a permanent grin. The plot is not so important to our story here, but know that it involves carnivals and aristocrats scoffing at the "clown" Gwynplaine.

He is shadowed on his escapades by manservant Jonny, a gruff goon who stoops to do a filthy beast’s dirtiest business; it is the final silent film performance of a prolific Danish actor, Aage Hertel, most familiar to modern audiences as the Witch Judge in Benjamin Christensen’s Häxan (1922). This combination had a precedent.

Jan 22, 2016 · In fact, the notorious laughing villain can be traced back to a silent film character from the late 1920s, that was inspired in turn by a Victor Hugo novel published in 1869.

Oct 3, 2019 · Paul Leni’s silent film, based on Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name, is a romantic melodrama steeped in German expressionism and body horror.