Forever disfigured by a wide and mirthless grin on his face, the orphaned son of a nobleman, Gwynplaine, rescues the blind baby-girl, Dea, in cold seventeenth-century England. Taken in by the paternal carnival philosopher, Ursus, the unloved boy grows into a kind and honest man who chooses, however, to hide his grotesque deformity behind a black cloak, utterly convinced that the beautiful Dea will never truly love him because of his horrible secret. Feeling unworthy of Dea's noble feelings, Gwynplaine will soon cross paths with the aristocratic temptress, Duchess Josiana, as a cruel and long-standing conspiracy in the palace of Queen Anne presents him with the burden of choice. Will poor Gwynplaine, the Man who Laughs, renounce everything in the name of love?

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

After a young woman kills a man in self-defense, a witness to the murder blackmails her. The 1920's crime thriller is one of Alfred Hitchcock's earlier directorial films and became the first British talkie.

Blackmail (1929)

*The Penalty* is a classic 1920s thriller that follows a deformed criminal mastermind, who not only plots to loot the city of San Francisco but also seeks revenge against the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs, altering his life forever.

The Penalty (1920)

Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. The potential heirs gather in a creepy mansion to learn which of them will receive the fortunes. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is on the loose.