(1928) Before there was Batman and The Joker, whether it was Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, and now Heath Ledger-- Conrad Veidt portrayed Gwynplaine, son of a British Lord who was disfigured as a child and forced to live in a carnival as a freak. He would laer fall in love with a blind girl name Dea, and wishes to marry, but it was not to be. This is one of the adaptations of the book by Victor Hugo. This post summarizes in about 5 minutes; The entire film starts here.