Arnold Schulman's

Taking place in England in the year 1690, The Man Who Laughs tells the story of Gwynplaine, the son of an English nobleman who has offended King James II. The monarch sentences Gwynplaine's father to death in an iron maiden, and orders his men to kill him a baby.

Sold to monster maker Hardquannone, who  disfigure the boy's face into a permanent grin, Gwynplaine travels across England as part of a side show along with  a beautiful, but bling girl call Dea and her father Ursus.

Gwynplaine is in love with Dea, but refuses to marry her because he feels his hideous face makes him unworthy

Throw in a few libertine nobles, a fake sailor, a jealous midget, a house of lords and get ready for an interesting ride.